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TSAT-1A, 59442

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TSAT-1A, 59442 is a payload satellite owned by TASL (IN) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 07 Apr 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

59442, 2024-066A

Orbit

LEO

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (IN)

Manufacturer

URUGUS S.A.

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NEWSAT V, Unknown motor

Mass

~42 kg wet, ~38 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-04-07 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 TSAT-1A
1 59442U 24066A   25247.95217052  .00016269  00000-0  61095-3 0  9991
2 59442  45.6181 230.2561 0012590 323.0281  36.9743 15.27031513 78045

Epoch: 2025-09-04T22:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T22:51:07.532Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-96.83263°

Altitude

477.862 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 21m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

23:43:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

494.839 km

Perigee altitude

477.555 km

Semi-major axis

6,864.334 km

Eccentricity

0.00126

Inclination

45.6181°

RAAN

230.2561°

Arg. of periapsis

323.0281°

True anomaly

37.06118°

Mean anomaly

36.9743°

Eccentric anomaly

37.01773°

Mean motion

3.81633 °/min

Orbital period

94.33 mins

BSTAR

0.00061095

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TSAT-1A 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	2025-09-05 08:47:08.097Z	272.549° WNW	2025-09-05 08:50:08.097Z	213.039° SW	24.127°	2025-09-05 08:53:08.097Z	159.663° S
5 mins	2025-09-06 01:45:08.097Z	206.559° SW	2025-09-06 01:47:08.097Z	147.97° SSE	33.833°	2025-09-06 01:50:08.097Z	78.433° E
5 mins	2025-09-06 03:24:08.097Z	281.347° WNW	2025-09-06 03:26:08.097Z	356.231° N	36.584°	2025-09-06 03:29:08.097Z	57.858° ENE
5 mins	2025-09-06 05:03:08.097Z	309.545° NW	2025-09-06 05:05:08.097Z	0.853° NNE	28.929°	2025-09-06 05:08:08.097Z	65.243° ENE
5 mins	2025-09-06 06:42:08.097Z	304.085° NW	2025-09-06 06:44:08.097Z	358.378° N	41.562°	2025-09-06 06:47:08.097Z	100.64° ESE