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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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Sail, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.205 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ERNST
1 60528U 24149BN  26126.74250999  .00012156  00000-0  32552-3 0  9998
2 60528  97.3802 210.1882 0007512  88.7561 271.4545 15.38137736 95909

Epoch: 2026-05-06T17:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T17:49:12.863Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

78.28597°

Altitude

454.606 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 00m 45s

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

10:27:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

453.685 km

Perigee altitude

443.429 km

Semi-major axis

6,826.694 km

Eccentricity

0.00075

Inclination

97.3802°

RAAN

210.1882°

Arg. of periapsis

88.7561°

True anomaly

271.36844°

Mean anomaly

271.4545°

Eccentric anomaly

271.41147°

Mean motion

3.84793 °/min

Orbital period

93.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00032552

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

PICO-02I029, 60568 (Decayed)

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

LEMUR 2 AHMED-ASRAR, 60576

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ERNST 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	2026-05-07 04:54:14.219Z	111.936° ESE	2026-05-07 04:56:14.219Z	64.059° ENE	20.722°	2026-05-07 04:58:14.219Z	22.799° NE
4 mins	2026-05-07 17:49:14.219Z	52.079° ENE	2026-05-07 17:51:14.219Z	104.411° ESE	23.176°	2026-05-07 17:53:14.219Z	148.366° SSE

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ERNST, 60528

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: 2026-05-06T17:49:12.863Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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