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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

16 hours ago

Origin

Satellogic Inc (AR / 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 (9 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 16 hours ago

0 NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT)
1 60498U 24149AG  25123.78694069  .00014041  00000-0  53070-3 0  9997
2 60498  97.4067 202.2077 0003548 297.3377  62.7501 15.27084757 39559

Epoch: 2025-05-03T18:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T18:53:11.675Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

56.98486°

Altitude

486.518 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 28m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

22.61662°

Longitude

-119.24916°

Altitude

489.188 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 00m 51s

Apparent Declination

-9° 32' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:07:52

Azimuth

66.9° ENE

Elevation

-38.649°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.923 km

Perigee altitude

479.055 km

Semi-major axis

6,859.626 km

Eccentricity

0.0003548

Inclination

97.4067°

RAAN

202.2077°

Arg. of periapsis

297.3377°

True anomaly

62.78625°

Mean anomaly

62.7501°

Eccentric anomaly

62.76818°

Mean motion

3.82026 °/min

BSTAR

0.0005307

Orbital period

94.23 mins

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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.
5 mins	2025-05-04 17:28:57.326Z	45.88° ENE	2025-05-04 17:30:57.326Z	92.556° ESE	25.506°	2025-05-04 17:33:57.326Z	156.12° SSE
4 mins	2025-05-05 05:37:57.326Z	209.234° SW	2025-05-05 05:38:57.326Z	240.907° WSW	32.864°	2025-05-05 05:41:57.326Z	328.346° NNW

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