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CONTECSAT-1, 59117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CONTECSAT-1, 59117 is a payload satellite owned by CONTEC (KR) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

59117, 2024-043V

Orbit

SSO

Country

KR / SKOR

Related business

CONTEC Inc. (JP)

Manufacturer

CONTEC

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 16U, Unknown motor

Mass

~20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-04 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 CONTECSAT-1
1 59117U 24043V   26248.22398800  .00003060  00000-0  87217-4 0  9998
2 59117  97.5752  31.6163 0006032 322.6489  37.4335 15.36892775139545

Epoch: 2026-09-05T05:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-05T05:22:32.563Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-33.35591°

Altitude

455.14 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 06m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:03:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

456.375 km

Perigee altitude

448.135 km

Semi-major axis

6,830.392 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

97.5752°

RAAN

31.6163°

Arg. of periapsis

322.6489°

True anomaly

37.47554°

Mean anomaly

37.4335°

Eccentric anomaly

37.45452°

Mean motion

3.84481 °/min

Orbital period

93.63 mins

BSTAR

0.000087217

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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 UTC)

OBJECT P, 59111 (Decayed)

OBJECT AT, 59139 (Decayed)

LACE-1, 59118 (Decayed)

TIGER-8, 59120

SONATE-2, 59112

HORACIO, 59098

OBJECT R, 59113 (Decayed)

LACE-2, 59119 (Decayed)

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CONTECSAT-1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-09-05 23:07:53.189Z	336.411° NNW	2026-09-05 23:09:53.189Z	283.525° WNW	25.394°	2026-09-05 23:11:53.189Z	236.191° WSW
5 mins	2026-09-06 09:38:53.189Z	160.747° S	2026-09-06 09:40:53.189Z	24.378° NE	43.789°	2026-09-06 09:43:53.189Z	350.404° N

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CONTECSAT-1, 59117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-05T05:22:32.563Z)

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