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NIGHTJAR, 60535

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIGHTJAR, 60535 is a payload satellite owned by TASA (TW) 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

60535, 2024-149BV

Orbit

SSO

Country

TW / TWN

Related business

Taiwan Space Agency (TW)

Manufacturer

NANAV/RAPTEK

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 NIGHTJAR
1 60535U 24149BV  26236.47118333  .00002406  00000-0  20161-3 0  9993
2 60535  97.6789 312.2268 0001179 204.6019 155.5148 14.99349937153108

Epoch: 2026-08-24T11:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T11:18:30.239Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

169.8484°

Altitude

572.704 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 48m 54s

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

00:20:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

566.728 km

Perigee altitude

565.09 km

Semi-major axis

6,944.046 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

97.6789°

RAAN

312.2268°

Arg. of periapsis

204.6019°

True anomaly

155.5204°

Mean anomaly

155.5148°

Eccentric anomaly

155.5176°

Mean motion

3.7508 °/min

Orbital period

95.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00020161

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

LEMU-NGE, 60532

FLOCK 4BE 12, 60560 (Decayed)

OBJECT BF, 60521 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 STELLA, 60533

ARCTIC WEATHER SATELLITE, 60543

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523 (Decayed)

PHISAT 2, 60470

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NIGHTJAR 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.
6 mins	2026-08-25 18:18:40.015Z	358.334° N	2026-08-25 18:21:40.015Z	272.218° WNW	38.992°	2026-08-25 18:24:40.015Z	210.843° SW
6 mins	2026-08-26 05:05:40.015Z	160.307° S	2026-08-26 05:07:40.015Z	125.469° SE	43.899°	2026-08-26 05:11:40.015Z	350.479° N

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NIGHTJAR, 60535

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T11:18:30.239Z)

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

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