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NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL, 59122

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL, 59122 is a payload satellite owned by URUGUS S.A. (AR) 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

59122, 2024-043AA

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Satellogic Inc (Unknown / ARGN)

Manufacturer

URUGUS S.A.

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

NEWSAT V, Unknown motor

Mass

41.5 kg wet, 38.5 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, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.542 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL
1 59122U 24043AA  25228.81048769  .00010461  00000-0  37843-3 0  9994
2 59122  97.5136   0.1105 0008787 224.1276 135.9263 15.28584491 80737

Epoch: 2025-08-16T19:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-16T19:27:06.136Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

102.89456°

Altitude

487.475 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 00m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-21.95601°

Longitude

-79.76921°

Altitude

482.797 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 44m 18s

Apparent Declination

-36° 12' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:54:01

Azimuth

262.502° W

Elevation

-56.596°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.026 km

Perigee altitude

470.978 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.139 km

Eccentricity

0.00088

Inclination

97.5136°

RAAN

0.1105°

Arg. of periapsis

224.1276°

True anomaly

135.99628°

Mean anomaly

135.9263°

Eccentric anomaly

135.9613°

Mean motion

3.82401 °/min

Orbital period

94.14 mins

BSTAR

0.00037843

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NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL 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	2025-08-17 08:10:17.588Z	116.214° SE	2025-08-17 08:12:17.588Z	72.076° E	22.57°	2025-08-17 08:14:17.588Z	26.537° NE
5 mins	2025-08-17 21:10:17.588Z	46.987° ENE	2025-08-17 21:12:17.588Z	100.708° ESE	27.162°	2025-08-17 21:15:17.588Z	160.955° S