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MSU ALTAIR, 61779

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MSU ALTAIR, 61779 is a payload satellite owned by MGU (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Nov 2024 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO). 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

61779, 2024-199AW

Orbit

SSO

Country

CIS

Related business

Moscow State University (RU)

Manufacturer

NILAKT DOSAAF

Mission

Operational Amateur Science

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-11-04 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 MSU ALTAIR
1 61779U 24199AW  25296.90580739  .00011713  00000-0  38719-3 0  9994
2 61779  97.3321 163.2084 0016590  74.4350 285.8722 15.31382873100887

Epoch: 2025-10-23T21:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T21:44:21.758Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

164.55939°

Altitude

471.702 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 52m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

10:12:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.992 km

Perigee altitude

457.274 km

Semi-major axis

6,846.77 km

Eccentricity

0.00166

Inclination

97.3321°

RAAN

163.2084°

Arg. of periapsis

74.435°

True anomaly

285.68924°

Mean anomaly

285.8722°

Eccentric anomaly

285.78073°

Mean motion

3.83102 °/min

Orbital period

93.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00038719

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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.
5 mins	2025-10-24 15:07:22.000Z	156.964° SSE	2025-10-24 15:10:22.000Z	31.9° NE	40.814°	2025-10-24 15:12:22.000Z	356.336° N
5 mins	2025-10-25 04:06:22.000Z	11.155° NNE	2025-10-25 04:08:22.000Z	356.729° N	44.748°	2025-10-25 04:11:22.000Z	193.641° SSW
4 mins	2025-10-25 14:40:22.000Z	109.197° ESE	2025-10-25 14:41:22.000Z	83.144° E	23.832°	2025-10-25 14:44:22.000Z	15.574° NNE

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MSU ALTAIR, 61779

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T21:44:21.758Z)

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