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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
U. Arizona
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
12 kg wet, ~12 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + Inf Sphere + 1 Pan, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.050 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 CATSAT
1 60246U 24125J 25298.86274537 .00034548 00000-0 95684-3 0 9999
2 60246 97.2403 146.8931 0036223 322.4848 37.3869 15.36221222 71161Epoch: 2025-10-25T20:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-25T20:42:21.199Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
161.81758°
Altitude
440.768 km
Speed
7.658 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 47m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:31:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
478.982 km
Perigee altitude
429.484 km
Semi-major axis
6,832.37 km
Eccentricity
0.00362
Inclination
97.2403°
RAAN
146.8931°
Arg. of periapsis
322.4848°
True anomaly
37.63985°
Mean anomaly
37.3869°
Eccentric anomaly
37.51328°
Mean motion
3.84314 °/min
Orbital period
93.67 mins
BSTAR
0.00095684
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Other satellites on launch #125 in the year 2024 (2024-07-04 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-26 03:30:59.915Z | 340.845° N | 2025-10-26 03:32:59.915Z | 301.913° NW | 23.163° | 2025-10-26 03:35:59.915Z | 235.142° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-26 14:02:59.915Z | 165.18° S | 2025-10-26 14:04:59.915Z | 355.037° N | 42.212° | 2025-10-26 14:06:59.915Z | 349.333° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-27 02:58:59.915Z | 3.252° NNE | 2025-10-27 03:00:59.915Z | 253.438° W | 43.375° | 2025-10-27 03:03:59.915Z | 199.299° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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