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ISTSAT-1, 60238

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ISTSAT-1, 60238 is a Portuguese payload satellite 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

60238, 2024-128D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

Higher Technical Institute (PT / POR)

Manufacturer

ISTL

Mission

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 ISTSAT-1
1 60238U 24128D   25192.91786923  .00003901  00000-0  27575-3 0  9992
2 60238  61.9919 323.8667 0052819  64.1794 296.4733 15.05602031 55127

Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:01:43.901Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

63.37085°

Altitude

535.274 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 35m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-35.61907°

Longitude

39.49877°

Altitude

571.408 km

Speed

7.569 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 07m 31s

Apparent Declination

-76° 00' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:21:51

Azimuth

197.005° SSW

Elevation

-35.868°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

585.173 km

Perigee altitude

512.001 km

Semi-major axis

6,926.724 km

Eccentricity

0.00528

Inclination

61.9919°

RAAN

323.8667°

Arg. of periapsis

64.1794°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

296.4733°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76488 °/min

Orbital period

95.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00027575

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

ISTSAT-1 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	2025-07-12 10:56:16.619Z	222.18° SW	2025-07-12 10:59:16.619Z	301.554° NW	43.921°	2025-07-12 11:02:16.619Z	31.05° NE
6 mins	2025-07-12 19:18:16.619Z	318.336° NNW	2025-07-12 19:20:16.619Z	238.778° WSW	44.409°	2025-07-12 19:24:16.619Z	149.74° SSE

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