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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

1 day 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 (10 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 1 day ago

0 NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT)
1 60498U 24149AG  25170.49251774  .00008760  00000-0  32305-3 0  9998
2 60498  97.4064 248.6022 0006482 122.3702 237.8166 15.28012413 46684

Epoch: 2025-06-19T11:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T11:49:13.532Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

163.33639°

Altitude

487.227 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 34m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-60.09169°

Longitude

177.35435°

Altitude

509.363 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 55m 33s

Apparent Declination

-58° 46' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:37:31

Azimuth

217.571° SW

Elevation

-61.206°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.154 km

Perigee altitude

474.265 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.847 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.4064°

RAAN

248.6022°

Arg. of periapsis

122.3702°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

237.8166°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82258 °/min

Orbital period

94.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00032305

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

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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.
6 mins	2025-06-20 18:14:04.525Z	5.58° NNE	2025-06-20 18:17:04.525Z	315.064° NNW	41.573°	2025-06-20 18:20:04.525Z	203.791° SW
5 mins	2025-06-21 04:50:04.525Z	127.971° SE	2025-06-21 04:52:04.525Z	64.825° ENE	31.229°	2025-06-21 04:55:04.525Z	5.339° NNE

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