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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 3CAT-4
1 60236U 24128B   25359.79080723  .00002737  00000-0  22037-3 0  9990
2 60236  61.9927 109.4944 0057824 100.2523 260.5095 15.01326432 80061

Epoch: 2025-12-25T18:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-25T18:58:45.744Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

90.26302°

Altitude

571.419 km

Speed

7.572 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 17m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

02:40:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

601.865 km

Perigee altitude

521.606 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.873 km

Eccentricity

0.00578

Inclination

61.9927°

RAAN

109.4944°

Arg. of periapsis

100.2523°

True anomaly

259.85675°

Mean anomaly

260.5095°

Eccentric anomaly

260.18304°

Mean motion

3.75419 °/min

Orbital period

95.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00022037

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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	2025-12-26 09:30:51.764Z	214.314° SW	2025-12-26 09:33:51.764Z	211.856° SW	43.454°	2025-12-26 09:37:51.764Z	36.225° NE
6 mins	2025-12-26 17:53:51.764Z	324.909° NNW	2025-12-26 17:56:51.764Z	129.623° SE	44.691°	2025-12-26 17:59:51.764Z	144.172° SSE

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3CAT-4, 60236

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-25T18:58:45.744Z)

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