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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 CONTECSAT-1
1 59117U 24043V   26040.28597628  .00013161  00000-0  40354-3 0  9996
2 59117  97.5431 178.1075 0010512 335.8745  24.2003 15.33853228107624

Epoch: 2026-02-09T06:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-09T06:51:48.350Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-64.22692°

Altitude

460.873 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 52m 25s

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

17:30:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

468.472 km

Perigee altitude

454.093 km

Semi-major axis

6,839.419 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

97.5431°

RAAN

178.1075°

Arg. of periapsis

335.8745°

True anomaly

24.24974°

Mean anomaly

24.2003°

Eccentric anomaly

24.22501°

Mean motion

3.8372 °/min

Orbital period

93.82 mins

BSTAR

0.00040354

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PE2_FLT1 (TYVAK-0261), 59105

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-09 21:31:16.137Z	34.131° NE	2026-02-09 21:34:16.137Z	112.279° ESE	29.953°	2026-02-09 21:36:16.137Z	159.26° S
4 mins	2026-02-10 09:37:16.137Z	210.624° SW	2026-02-10 09:39:16.137Z	272.026° WNW	28.513°	2026-02-10 09:41:16.137Z	320.213° NNW

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CONTECSAT-1, 59117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-09T06:51:48.350Z)

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