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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

6 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 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.542 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT)
1 60498U 24149AG  25236.93696228  .00008979  00000-0  31807-3 0  9995
2 60498  97.4030 314.6838 0003727 241.4781 118.6084 15.29339366 56838

Epoch: 2025-08-24T22:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-24T22:29:13.54Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

3.92718°

Altitude

482.114 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 58m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:45:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

477.293 km

Perigee altitude

472.185 km

Semi-major axis

6,852.876 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

97.403°

RAAN

314.6838°

Arg. of periapsis

241.4781°

True anomaly

118.64589°

Mean anomaly

118.6084°

Eccentric anomaly

118.62714°

Mean motion

3.8259 °/min

Orbital period

94.1 mins

BSTAR

0.00031807

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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	2025-08-25 04:54:04.516Z	141.621° SSE	2025-08-25 04:57:04.516Z	66.095° ENE	33.104°	2025-08-25 05:00:04.516Z	3.985° NNE
5 mins	2025-08-25 17:54:04.516Z	25.239° NE	2025-08-25 17:56:04.516Z	66.423° ENE	37.925°	2025-08-25 17:59:04.516Z	175.841° S