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CUAVA-2, 60527

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CUAVA-2, 60527 is an Australian payload satellite 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

60527, 2024-149BM

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

University of Sydney (AU)

Manufacturer

USYD/UNSW

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 CUAVA-2
1 60527U 24149BM  26283.22695856  .00012718  00000-0  33659-3 0  9992
2 60527  97.3663   5.0904 0005239 229.3778 130.7012 15.38505535119848

Epoch: 2026-10-10T05:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-10T05:26:49.219Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-95.45179°

Altitude

455.979 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 20m 21s

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

23:35:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

451.043 km

Perigee altitude

443.891 km

Semi-major axis

6,825.604 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

97.3663°

RAAN

5.0904°

Arg. of periapsis

229.3778°

True anomaly

130.74669°

Mean anomaly

130.7012°

Eccentric anomaly

130.72395°

Mean motion

3.84885 °/min

Orbital period

93.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00033659

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

TANAGER-1 4001, 60507

FLOCK 4BE 29, 60509

OBJECT AU, 60510

FLOCK 4BE 32, 60497

NUSAT-49(K.VON NEUMANN), 60500

PICO-02G027, 60566 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4BE 16, 60483 (Decayed)

UM5-EOSAT, 60555

UM5-RIBAT, 60554

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CUAVA-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.
4 mins	2026-10-11 17:55:55.064Z	51.166° ENE	2026-10-11 17:57:55.064Z	109.483° ESE	28.514°	2026-10-11 17:59:55.064Z	153.364° SSE

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CUAVA-2, 60527

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-10T05:26:49.219Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CUAVA-2 Visibility forecast

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