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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

11 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 (1 year 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 11 hours ago

0 3CAT-4
1 60236U 24128B   25189.88594696  .00001353  00000-0  12086-3 0  9996
2 60236  61.9930 340.1386 0055374  64.2346 296.4443 15.00242138 54569

Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:15:45.817Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

94.12315°

Altitude

550.964 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 40m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.36761°

Longitude

-44.09958°

Altitude

623.673 km

Speed

7.525 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 33m 49s

Apparent Declination

-53° 47' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:05:56

Azimuth

228.346° WSW

Elevation

-61.608°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

603.527 km

Perigee altitude

526.633 km

Semi-major axis

6,943.217 km

Eccentricity

0.00554

Inclination

61.993°

RAAN

340.1386°

Arg. of periapsis

64.2346°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

296.4443°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75148 °/min

Orbital period

95.96 mins

BSTAR

0.00012086

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-09 11:48:21.365Z	200.117° SSW	2025-07-09 11:51:21.365Z	126.931° SE	41.026°	2025-07-09 11:54:21.365Z	45.802° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-09 20:11:21.365Z	334.366° NNW	2025-07-09 20:14:21.365Z	65.859° ENE	41.259°	2025-07-09 20:17:21.365Z	130.912° SE

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