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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

22 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 22 hours ago

0 ISTSAT-1
1 60238U 24128D   25224.52747925  .00006982  00000-0  47590-3 0  9995
2 60238  61.9889 213.1116 0054426  70.6166 290.0799 15.05948922 59885

Epoch: 2025-08-12T12:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T12:39:34.207Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

62.00025°

Altitude

537.605 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 12m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.19341°

Longitude

55.99074°

Altitude

542.285 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 38m 33s

Apparent Declination

-21° 43' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:24:40

Azimuth

349.757° N

Elevation

-71.577°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

585.217 km

Perigee altitude

509.83 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.66 km

Eccentricity

0.00544

Inclination

61.9889°

RAAN

213.1116°

Arg. of periapsis

70.6166°

True anomaly

289.49277°

Mean anomaly

290.0799°

Eccentric anomaly

289.78647°

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0004759

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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.
5 mins	2025-08-14 01:29:36.818Z	245.275° WSW	2025-08-14 01:31:36.818Z	303.185° NW	36.28°	2025-08-14 01:34:36.818Z	20.696° NNE
5 mins	2025-08-14 09:50:36.818Z	300.41° NW	2025-08-14 09:52:36.818Z	232.373° WSW	37.111°	2025-08-14 09:55:36.818Z	166.634° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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