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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
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
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 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 CONTECSAT-1
1 59117U 24043V   25119.17059485  .00012797  00000-0  48147-3 0  9996
2 59117  97.5134 248.0931 0011479 261.1771  98.8168 15.27210001 63871
Epoch: 2025-04-29T04:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T04:05:39.395Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-30.69515°
Altitude
488.471 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 32m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-9.35868°
Longitude
-27.67708°
Altitude
489.591 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 18m 50s
Apparent Declination
-24° 15' 51"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:06:36
Azimuth
36.258° NE
Elevation
-71.404°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
488.992 km
Perigee altitude
473.244 km
Semi-major axis
6,859.255 km
Eccentricity
0.0011479
Inclination
97.5134°
RAAN
248.0931°
Arg. of periapsis
261.1771°
True anomaly
98.94676°
Mean anomaly
98.8168°
Eccentric anomaly
98.88178°
Mean motion
3.82057 °/min
BSTAR
0.00048147
Orbital period
94.23 mins
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CONTECSAT-1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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5 mins2025-05-01 08:07:36.715Z133.594° SE2025-05-01 08:09:36.715Z91.29° ESE29.538°2025-05-01 08:12:36.715Z11.343° NNE
5 mins2025-05-01 21:08:36.715Z32.129° NE2025-05-01 21:10:36.715Z91.806° ESE36.957°2025-05-01 21:13:36.715Z173.096° S
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