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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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 3CAT-4
1 60236U 24128B   25242.93683133  .00004314  00000-0  34521-3 0  9995
2 60236  61.9928 155.8316 0058106  75.6811 285.0721 15.00473279 62529

Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:29:02.226Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-160.79167°

Altitude

556.932 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 23m 19s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:27:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

604.707 km

Perigee altitude

524.027 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.504 km

Eccentricity

0.00581

Inclination

61.9928°

RAAN

155.8316°

Arg. of periapsis

75.6811°

True anomaly

284.42796°

Mean anomaly

285.0721°

Eccentric anomaly

284.75015°

Mean motion

3.75205 °/min

Orbital period

95.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00034521

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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.
5 mins	2025-08-31 19:25:07.604Z	167.07° S	2025-08-31 19:27:07.604Z	129.718° SE	23.777°	2025-08-31 19:30:07.604Z	67.062° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-31 21:04:07.604Z	263.908° W	2025-08-31 21:06:07.604Z	303.761° NW	24.878°	2025-08-31 21:09:07.604Z	7.732° NNE
5 mins	2025-09-01 03:48:07.604Z	1.659° NNE	2025-09-01 03:50:07.604Z	50.394° ENE	26.503°	2025-09-01 03:53:07.604Z	105.526° ESE
5 mins	2025-09-01 05:27:07.604Z	281.219° WNW	2025-09-01 05:29:07.604Z	236.55° WSW	23.517°	2025-09-01 05:32:07.604Z	187.049° SSW