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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

Country

ES / SPN

Related business

Polytechnic University of Catalonia (ES)

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 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 62

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Rod, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 3CAT-4
1 60236U 24128B   25259.99619741  .00002457  00000-0  20317-3 0  9997
2 60236  61.9920  96.5458 0058540  79.4472 281.3205 15.00585054 65081

Epoch: 2025-09-16T23:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T23:54:31.456Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

101.73622°

Altitude

559.11 km

Speed

7.587 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 26m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

19:12:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

604.661 km

Perigee altitude

523.383 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.159 km

Eccentricity

0.00585

Inclination

61.992°

RAAN

96.5458°

Arg. of periapsis

79.4472°

True anomaly

280.6618°

Mean anomaly

281.3205°

Eccentric anomaly

280.99124°

Mean motion

3.75233 °/min

Orbital period

95.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00020317

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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	2025-09-18 14:25:55.422Z	187.761° SSW	2025-09-18 14:28:55.422Z	121.909° SE	33.92°	2025-09-18 14:31:55.422Z	53.774° ENE
4 mins	2025-09-18 16:06:55.422Z	293.655° NW	2025-09-18 16:07:55.422Z	313.811° NW	18.833°	2025-09-18 16:10:55.422Z	5.192° NNE
6 mins	2025-09-18 22:48:55.422Z	343.904° N	2025-09-18 22:51:55.422Z	68.555° E	34.064°	2025-09-18 22:54:55.422Z	120.901° SE

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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3CAT-4, 60236

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T23:54:31.456Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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