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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

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (IN / IND)

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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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 TSAT-1A
1 59442U 24066A   25129.18847527  .00011141  00000-0  45192-3 0  9995
2 59442  45.6083 149.8134 0012482  12.8515 347.2693 15.24764883 59906

Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:31Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:31:24.263Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-145.28586°

Altitude

483.196 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 59m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

40.82428°

Longitude

-23.71122°

Altitude

495.911 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 40m 25s

Apparent Declination

44° 40' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:53:40

Azimuth

67.241° ENE

Elevation

59.141°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.573 km

Perigee altitude

484.42 km

Semi-major axis

6,871.134 km

Eccentricity

0.0012482

Inclination

45.6083°

RAAN

149.8134°

Arg. of periapsis

12.8515°

True anomaly

347.23773°

Mean anomaly

347.2693°

Eccentric anomaly

347.25352°

Mean motion

3.81066 °/min

BSTAR

0.00045192

Orbital period

94.47 mins

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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.
4 mins	2025-05-09 11:21:17.895Z	248.305° W	2025-05-09 11:22:17.895Z	223.873° SW	23.238°	2025-05-09 11:25:17.895Z	164.539° S
5 mins	2025-05-10 04:19:17.895Z	209.796° SW	2025-05-10 04:21:17.895Z	149.044° SSE	35.414°	2025-05-10 04:24:17.895Z	77.205° E
5 mins	2025-05-10 05:58:17.895Z	281.263° WNW	2025-05-10 06:00:17.895Z	346.299° N	36.092°	2025-05-10 06:03:17.895Z	56.703° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-10 07:37:17.895Z	305.937° NW	2025-05-10 07:39:17.895Z	349.57° N	28.549°	2025-05-10 07:42:17.895Z	63.298° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-10 09:16:17.895Z	300.688° NW	2025-05-10 09:19:17.895Z	57.022° ENE	41.941°	2025-05-10 09:22:17.895Z	104.82° ESE

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