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NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498 is a payload satellite owned by URUGUS S.A. (AR) 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

60498, 2024-149AG

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Satellogic Inc (Unknown / ARGN)

Manufacturer

URUGUS S.A.

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

NEWSAT V, Unknown motor

Mass

41.5 kg wet, 38.5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (11 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.813 m

Radar Cross Section

0.542 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT)
1 60498U 24149AG  25184.89866672  .00008101  00000-0  29716-3 0  9997
2 60498  97.4061 262.9228 0006528  83.9126 276.2857 15.28213424 48884

Epoch: 2025-07-03T21:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T21:34:04.804Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

17.24399°

Altitude

483.767 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 31m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

69.14888°

Longitude

-2.25747°

Altitude

488.738 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 44m 47s

Apparent Declination

40° 26' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:33:24

Azimuth

346.377° N

Elevation

-8.007°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

482.584 km

Perigee altitude

473.632 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.245 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.4061°

RAAN

262.9228°

Arg. of periapsis

83.9126°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

276.2857°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82308 °/min

Orbital period

94.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00029716

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

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NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT) 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.
5 mins	2025-07-04 18:33:54.160Z	344.132° N	2025-07-04 18:35:54.160Z	290.546° WNW	30.522°	2025-07-04 18:38:54.160Z	221.636° SW
5 mins	2025-07-05 05:08:54.160Z	151.467° SSE	2025-07-05 05:10:54.160Z	27.725° NE	40.702°	2025-07-05 05:13:54.160Z	353.332° N

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