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ERNST, 60528

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ERNST, 60528 is a German 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

60528, 2024-149BN

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst Mach Institute, EMI (DE)

Manufacturer

FRAUN

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor

Mass

20 kg wet, 20 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 + 1 Sail, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.110 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ERNST
1 60528U 24149BN  25353.17000766  .00012028  00000-0  37311-3 0  9997
2 60528  97.3982  71.1478 0005943 212.5869 147.5008 15.33536745 74630

Epoch: 2025-12-19T04:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T04:04:48.661Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-78.06997°

Altitude

471.811 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 44m 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

15:24:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

466.283 km

Perigee altitude

458.152 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.355 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

97.3982°

RAAN

71.1478°

Arg. of periapsis

212.5869°

True anomaly

147.53737°

Mean anomaly

147.5008°

Eccentric anomaly

147.51909°

Mean motion

3.83641 °/min

Orbital period

93.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00037311

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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	2025-12-19 18:44:59.237Z	335.351° NNW	2025-12-19 18:46:59.237Z	269.383° W	28.382°	2025-12-19 18:48:59.237Z	226.699° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-20 05:16:59.237Z	151.583° SSE	2025-12-20 05:18:59.237Z	52.953° ENE	41.878°	2025-12-20 05:21:59.237Z	354.636° N

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ERNST, 60528

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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