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CONNECTA IOT-2, 60522

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CONNECTA IOT-2, 60522 is a payload satellite owned by Plan-S (TR) 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

60522, 2024-149BG

Orbit

SSO

Country

Unknown / TURK

Related business

Plan-S Satellite and Space Technologies Inc. (TR)

Manufacturer

Plan-S

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 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, 2.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 CONNECTA IOT-2
1 60522U 24149BG  26035.16356246  .00006558  00000-0  28489-3 0  9992
2 60522  97.3952 115.3967 0008039  77.2452 282.9683 15.22607809 81648

Epoch: 2026-02-04T03:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T03:55:31.796Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-77.81987°

Altitude

499.836 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 41m 35s

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

14:54:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

500.465 km

Perigee altitude

489.415 km

Semi-major axis

6,873.077 km

Eccentricity

0.0008

Inclination

97.3952°

RAAN

115.3967°

Arg. of periapsis

77.2452°

True anomaly

282.87851°

Mean anomaly

282.9683°

Eccentric anomaly

282.92341°

Mean motion

3.80905 °/min

Orbital period

94.51 mins

BSTAR

0.00028489

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

NUSAT-48 (H. LEAVITT), 60498

TYCHE, 60496

NIGHTJAR, 60535

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CONNECTA IOT-2 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	2026-02-04 18:41:19.637Z	339.931° N	2026-02-04 18:43:19.637Z	291.792° WNW	27.13°	2026-02-04 18:46:19.637Z	227.638° WSW
5 mins	2026-02-05 05:18:19.637Z	167.881° S	2026-02-05 05:20:19.637Z	335.33° NNW	44.896°	2026-02-05 05:23:19.637Z	347.769° N

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CONNECTA IOT-2, 60522

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T03:55:31.796Z)

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

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