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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

Country

AR / ARGN

Related business

Satellogic Inc (US)

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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.542 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT)
1 60498U 24149AG  26097.71780661  .00010546  00000-0  36643-3 0  9998
2 60498  97.3898 179.5833 0004674 150.8366 209.3136 15.29920083 91361

Epoch: 2026-04-07T17:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T17:13:38.491Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

85.18241°

Altitude

481.95 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 58m 19s

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

07:10:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.205 km

Perigee altitude

469.801 km

Semi-major axis

6,851.14 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.3898°

RAAN

179.5833°

Arg. of periapsis

150.8366°

True anomaly

209.28739°

Mean anomaly

209.3136°

Eccentric anomaly

209.30049°

Mean motion

3.82736 °/min

Orbital period

94.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00036643

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

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LEMUR 2 AHMED-ASRAR, 60576

PICO-02D024, 60569 (Decayed)

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523

ARCTIC WEATHER SATELLITE, 60543

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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	2026-04-08 05:55:27.283Z	206.505° SW	2026-04-08 05:57:27.283Z	265.004° W	30.328°	2026-04-08 06:00:27.283Z	328.914° NNW
4 mins	2026-04-08 18:55:27.283Z	320.63° NNW	2026-04-08 18:56:27.283Z	292.36° WNW	24.573°	2026-04-08 18:59:27.283Z	230.16° WSW

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NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T17:13:38.491Z)

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

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