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CONNECTA IOT-1, 60472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CONNECTA IOT-1, 60472 is a payload satellite owned by Plan-S (TR) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

60472, 2024-149E

Orbit

SSO

Country

TR / TURK

Related business

Plan-S Satellite and Space Technologies Inc. (TR)

Manufacturer

Plan-S

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 2.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 CONNECTA IOT-1
1 60472U 24149E   26219.18776305  .00002155  00000-0  92172-4 0  9994
2 60472  97.3726 294.6224 0003690  97.5525 262.6132 15.23901079109565

Epoch: 2026-08-07T04:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T04:30:22.727Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-88.68935°

Altitude

497.511 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 38m 29s

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

16:46:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

493.581 km

Perigee altitude

488.512 km

Semi-major axis

6,869.183 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

97.3726°

RAAN

294.6224°

Arg. of periapsis

97.5525°

True anomaly

262.57127°

Mean anomaly

262.6132°

Eccentric anomaly

262.59223°

Mean motion

3.81229 °/min

Orbital period

94.43 mins

BSTAR

0.000092172

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

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YAM-7, 60504

FLOCK 4BE 8, 60515 (Decayed)

CAPELLA-15 (ACADIA), 60544

ION SCV-012, 60573

HAWK-10C, 60575

ERNST, 60528

QPS-SAR-8 AMATERU-IV, 60542

LEMUR 2 AHMED-ASRAR, 60576

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523 (Decayed)

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CONNECTA IOT-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.
4 mins	2026-08-08 04:18:18.558Z	103.497° ESE	2026-08-08 04:20:18.558Z	61.929° ENE	18.069°	2026-08-08 04:22:18.558Z	26.041° NE
4 mins	2026-08-08 05:52:18.558Z	234.947° WSW	2026-08-08 05:53:18.558Z	259.72° W	21.979°	2026-08-08 05:56:18.558Z	318.514° NNW
4 mins	2026-08-08 17:20:18.558Z	53.095° ENE	2026-08-08 17:22:18.558Z	102.715° ESE	23.738°	2026-08-08 17:24:18.558Z	145.858° SSE

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CONNECTA IOT-1, 60472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T04:30:22.727Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

CONNECTA IOT-1 Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago