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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
8 hours ago
Origin
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 (10 months 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 8 hours ago
0 ISTSAT-1
1 60238U 24128D   25129.54354713  .00005332  00000-0  38079-3 0  9990
2 60238  61.9903 185.7347 0048338  50.1488 310.3840 15.04831731 45580
Epoch: 2025-05-09T13:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T13:02:42.472Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
122.45951°
Altitude
532.183 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 22m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-54.69522°
Longitude
73.00614°
Altitude
587.336 km
Speed
7.557 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 35m 55s
Apparent Declination
-64° 12' 12"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:54:25
Azimuth
146.956° SSE
Elevation
-52.554°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
584.445 km
Perigee altitude
517.458 km
Semi-major axis
6,929.088 km
Eccentricity
0.0048338
Inclination
61.9903°
RAAN
185.7347°
Arg. of periapsis
50.1488°
True anomaly
309.96042°
Mean anomaly
310.384°
Eccentric anomaly
310.17238°
Mean motion
3.76295 °/min
BSTAR
0.00038079
Orbital period
95.67 mins
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ISTSAT-1 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-10 05:08:14.649Z179.383° S2025-05-10 05:11:14.649Z104.877° ESE29.729°2025-05-10 05:14:14.649Z53.802° ENE
4 mins2025-05-10 06:48:14.649Z286.826° WNW2025-05-10 06:49:14.649Z307.523° NW20.125°2025-05-10 06:52:14.649Z4.15° NNE
6 mins2025-05-10 13:29:14.649Z346.196° N2025-05-10 13:32:14.649Z58.952° ENE31.42°2025-05-10 13:35:14.649Z114.712° SE
4 mins2025-05-10 15:09:14.649Z268.108° W2025-05-10 15:10:14.649Z248.592° W18.983°2025-05-10 15:13:14.649Z198.694° SSW
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