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: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 CUAVA-2
1 60527U 24149BM 25291.15118422 .00017497 00000-0 62218-3 0 9993
2 60527 97.3971 8.1679 0008984 80.5025 279.7230 15.29014396 65098Epoch: 2025-10-18T03:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T03:37:42.316Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-73.14473°
Altitude
480.825 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 32m 40s
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
05:49:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
481.868 km
Perigee altitude
469.553 km
Semi-major axis
6,853.848 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
97.3971°
RAAN
8.1679°
Arg. of periapsis
80.5025°
True anomaly
279.62151°
Mean anomaly
279.723°
Eccentric anomaly
279.67226°
Mean motion
3.82509 °/min
Orbital period
94.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00062218
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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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| 6 mins | 2025-10-18 18:19:19.755Z | 2.714° NNE | 2025-10-18 18:22:19.755Z | 271.261° WNW | 40.924° | 2025-10-18 18:25:19.755Z | 204.967° SW |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-19 04:54:19.755Z | 132.824° SE | 2025-10-19 04:56:19.755Z | 73.531° E | 32.475° | 2025-10-19 04:59:19.755Z | 5.393° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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