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
Orbit
Country
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
USYD/UNSW
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 CUAVA-2
1 60527U 24149BM 26171.47044082 .00010003 00000-0 28589-3 0 9995
2 60527 97.3722 252.9954 0005196 279.3263 80.7394 15.36179506102671Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:17:26.086Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
174.95211°
Altitude
459.963 km
Speed
7.637 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 51m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:18:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
457.912 km
Perigee altitude
450.812 km
Semi-major axis
6,832.499 km
Eccentricity
0.00052
Inclination
97.3722°
RAAN
252.9954°
Arg. of periapsis
279.3263°
True anomaly
80.79817°
Mean anomaly
80.7394°
Eccentric anomaly
80.76879°
Mean motion
3.84303 °/min
Orbital period
93.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00028589
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 04:38:33.557Z | 106.122° ESE | 2026-06-21 04:40:33.557Z | 66.672° ENE | 16.533° | 2026-06-21 04:42:33.557Z | 29.049° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 06:11:33.557Z | 224.346° SW | 2026-06-21 06:13:33.557Z | 274.869° WNW | 21.46° | 2026-06-21 06:15:33.557Z | 314.735° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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