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OBJECT H, 60242

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OBJECT H, 60242 is a 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

60242, 2024-128H

Orbit

LEO

Country

TBD

Related business

Planetary Transportation Systems GmbH (DE)

Manufacturer

PTS

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor

Mass

24 kg wet, 24 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-09 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 62

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 OBJECT H
1 60242U 24128H   26310.75331632  .00008805  00000-0  48873-3 0  9997
2 60242  61.9787  60.1361 0017708 158.8991 201.2840 15.14263282128030

Epoch: 2026-11-06T18:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-06T18:04:46.530Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

102.97383°

Altitude

536.386 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 00m 32s

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

23:39:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

534.361 km

Perigee altitude

509.923 km

Semi-major axis

6,900.279 km

Eccentricity

0.00177

Inclination

61.9787°

RAAN

60.1361°

Arg. of periapsis

158.8991°

True anomaly

201.21049°

Mean anomaly

201.284°

Eccentric anomaly

201.24723°

Mean motion

3.78655 °/min

Orbital period

95.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00048873

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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	2026-11-07 08:28:34.572Z	162.085° S	2026-11-07 08:31:34.572Z	109.948° ESE	20.387°	2026-11-07 08:33:34.572Z	74.929° E
6 mins	2026-11-07 10:06:34.572Z	252.078° W	2026-11-07 10:09:34.572Z	326.26° NNW	35.172°	2026-11-07 10:12:34.572Z	18.377° NNE
4 mins	2026-11-07 16:47:34.572Z	12.144° NNE	2026-11-07 16:48:34.572Z	32.091° NE	20.855°	2026-11-07 16:51:34.572Z	88.889° E
5 mins	2026-11-07 18:25:34.572Z	289.599° WNW	2026-11-07 18:27:34.572Z	227.676° WSW	36.642°	2026-11-07 18:30:34.572Z	173.565° S

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OBJECT H, 60242

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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