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
Orbit
Country
TW / TWNRelated business
Manufacturer
NANAV/RAPTEK
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 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: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 NIGHTJAR
1 60535U 24149BV 25289.60045894 .00005497 00000-0 48416-3 0 9992
2 60535 97.7098 4.7133 0001035 130.7618 229.3694 14.96873681106403Epoch: 2025-10-16T14:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T14:24:39.652Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
123.19023°
Altitude
580.082 km
Speed
7.57 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 18m 51s
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
14:42:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
574.292 km
Perigee altitude
572.853 km
Semi-major axis
6,951.71 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Inclination
97.7098°
RAAN
4.7133°
Arg. of periapsis
130.7618°
True anomaly
229.3604°
Mean anomaly
229.3694°
Eccentric anomaly
229.3649°
Mean motion
3.7446 °/min
Orbital period
96.14 mins
BSTAR
0.00048416
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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.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-10-17 04:58:08.102Z | 157.456° SSE | 2025-10-17 05:02:08.102Z | 48.766° ENE | 42.361° | 2025-10-17 05:05:08.102Z | 354.663° N |
| 6 mins | 2025-10-17 18:16:08.102Z | 355.946° N | 2025-10-17 18:18:08.102Z | 290.726° WNW | 40.87° | 2025-10-17 18:22:08.102Z | 205.858° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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