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3CAT-4, 60236

Orbit data source: Space-Track

3CAT-4, 60236 is a payload satellite owned by UPC (ES) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Jul 2024 UTC via an ARIANE 62 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

60236, 2024-128B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Polytechnic University of Catalonia (ES / SPN)

Manufacturer

UPC

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-09 (10 months ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 62

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Rod, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 3CAT-4
1 60236U 24128B   25129.49484200  .00001839  00000-0  16002-3 0  9997
2 60236  61.9924 189.8722 0050416  50.6024 309.9513 14.99982301 45500

Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:52:34.348Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

144.17886°

Altitude

546.338 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 39m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-49.29872°

Longitude

104.87834°

Altitude

596.413 km

Speed

7.555 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 55m 08s

Apparent Declination

-59° 57' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:24:06

Azimuth

139.725° SSE

Elevation

-52.241°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

600.891 km

Perigee altitude

530.873 km

Semi-major axis

6,944.019 km

Eccentricity

0.0050416

Inclination

61.9924°

RAAN

189.8722°

Arg. of periapsis

50.6024°

True anomaly

309.50663°

Mean anomaly

309.9513°

Eccentric anomaly

309.72914°

Mean motion

3.75083 °/min

BSTAR

0.00016002

Orbital period

95.98 mins

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Other satellites on launch #128 in the year 2024 (2024-07-09 UTC)

3CAT-4 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.
7 mins	2025-05-10 05:36:50.310Z	196.226° SSW	2025-05-10 05:39:50.310Z	142.619° SSE	37.425°	2025-05-10 05:43:50.310Z	46.276° ENE
4 mins	2025-05-10 07:17:50.310Z	289.709° WNW	2025-05-10 07:19:50.310Z	326.18° NNW	16.691°	2025-05-10 07:21:50.310Z	358.624° N
6 mins	2025-05-10 14:00:50.310Z	342.078° N	2025-05-10 14:02:50.310Z	35.588° NE	38.794°	2025-05-10 14:06:50.310Z	128.52° SE

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