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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

Unknown / 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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 CONTECSAT-1
1 59117U 24043V   25260.26056760  .00008939  00000-0  31360-3 0  9998
2 59117  97.5310  30.5648 0013254 123.1994 237.0519 15.29588110 85426

Epoch: 2025-09-17T06:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T06:15:13.04Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-59.6786°

Altitude

485.094 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 02m 15s

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

16:38:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.083 km

Perigee altitude

464.919 km

Semi-major axis

6,852.138 km

Eccentricity

0.00133

Inclination

97.531°

RAAN

30.5648°

Arg. of periapsis

123.1994°

True anomaly

236.92456°

Mean anomaly

237.0519°

Eccentric anomaly

236.98822°

Mean motion

3.82652 °/min

Orbital period

94.08 mins

BSTAR

0.0003136

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

HORACIO, 59098

NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL, 59122

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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.
6 mins	2025-09-18 09:04:00.215Z	183.055° SSW	2025-09-18 09:07:00.215Z	256.878° W	38.756°	2025-09-18 09:10:00.215Z	336.209° NNW
5 mins	2025-09-18 22:04:00.215Z	350.888° N	2025-09-18 22:06:00.215Z	307.347° NW	31.477°	2025-09-18 22:09:00.215Z	221.023° SW

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CONTECSAT-1, 59117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T06:15:13.04Z)

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