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CATSAT, 60246

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CATSAT, 60246 is a payload satellite owned by U. Arizona (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 04 Jul 2024 UTC via an FIREFLY ALPHA launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

60246, 2024-125J

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

University of Arizona-Tucson (US)

Manufacturer

U. Arizona

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

12 kg wet, ~12 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-04 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FIREFLY ALPHA

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + Inf Sphere + 1 Pan, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.050 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CATSAT
1 60246U 24125J   25359.53216147  .00039108  00000-0  91356-3 0  9993
2 60246  97.2299 206.7864 0034375  99.0203 261.4937 15.41449602 80495

Epoch: 2025-12-25T12:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-25T12:46:18.751Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-79.07758°

Altitude

448.502 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 47m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

02:55:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

462.193 km

Perigee altitude

415.327 km

Semi-major axis

6,816.897 km

Eccentricity

0.00344

Inclination

97.2299°

RAAN

206.7864°

Arg. of periapsis

99.0203°

True anomaly

261.10438°

Mean anomaly

261.4937°

Eccentric anomaly

261.29901°

Mean motion

3.85623 °/min

Orbital period

93.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00091356

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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2024 (2024-07-04 UTC)

OBJECT B, 60204 (Decayed)

R5-S2, 60207

OBJECT A, 60203

FIREFLY ALPHA R/B, 60210

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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	2025-12-26 13:49:37.439Z	152.49° SSE	2025-12-26 13:52:37.439Z	66.492° ENE	38.854°	2025-12-26 13:55:37.439Z	357.952° N
4 mins	2025-12-27 02:44:37.439Z	29.48° NE	2025-12-27 02:45:37.439Z	69.32° E	41.126°	2025-12-27 02:48:37.439Z	182.289° SSW

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CATSAT, 60246

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-25T12:46:18.751Z)

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