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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

Country

PT / POR

Related business

Higher Technical Institute (PT)

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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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 ISTSAT-1
1 60238U 24128D   25289.97001939  .00010844  00000-0  70367-3 0  9993
2 60238  61.9915 343.5278 0055008  83.5575 277.1778 15.07288993 69742

Epoch: 2025-10-16T23:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T23:16:49.675Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-31.40128°

Altitude

541.711 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 54m 06s

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

00:24:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

581.49 km

Perigee altitude

505.342 km

Semi-major axis

6,921.553 km

Eccentricity

0.0055

Inclination

61.9915°

RAAN

343.5278°

Arg. of periapsis

83.5575°

True anomaly

276.55187°

Mean anomaly

277.1778°

Eccentric anomaly

276.86489°

Mean motion

3.7691 °/min

Orbital period

95.51 mins

BSTAR

0.00070367

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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.
7 mins	2025-10-17 05:47:27.001Z	213.983° SW	2025-10-17 05:51:27.001Z	43.985° NE	44.231°	2025-10-17 05:54:27.001Z	36.453° NE
6 mins	2025-10-17 14:09:27.001Z	327.637° NNW	2025-10-17 14:11:27.001Z	16.499° NNE	44.652°	2025-10-17 14:15:27.001Z	142.571° SSE

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ISTSAT-1, 60238

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T23:16:49.675Z)

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

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