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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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO)

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 MSU ALTAIR
1 61779U 24199AW  26264.28361894  .00005946  00000-0  15782-3 0  9996
2 61779  97.2871 133.0330 0011087 327.8445  32.2123 15.38613794151882

Epoch: 2026-09-21T06:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T06:48:24.676Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

30.76452°

Altitude

446.922 km

Speed

7.648 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 52m 07s

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

08:59:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

454.711 km

Perigee altitude

439.576 km

Semi-major axis

6,825.281 km

Eccentricity

0.00111

Inclination

97.2871°

RAAN

133.033°

Arg. of periapsis

327.8445°

True anomaly

32.2801°

Mean anomaly

32.2123°

Eccentric anomaly

32.24619°

Mean motion

3.84913 °/min

Orbital period

93.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00015782

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Other satellites on launch #199 in the year 2024 (2024-11-04 UTC)

NOKHCHO, 61767 (Decayed)

ARCTICSAT-1, 61762 (Decayed)

HORIZON GORIZONT, 61757 (Decayed)

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MSU ALTAIR 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	2026-09-22 03:40:35.487Z	47.602° ENE	2026-09-22 03:42:35.487Z	99.754° ESE	28.548°	2026-09-22 03:44:35.487Z	148.667° SSE
5 mins	2026-09-22 15:43:35.487Z	196.733° SSW	2026-09-22 15:45:35.487Z	276.982° WNW	46.41°	2026-09-22 15:48:35.487Z	336.292° NNW

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MSU ALTAIR, 61779

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: 2026-09-21T06:48:24.676Z)

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Other satellites on launch #199 in the year 2024 (2024-11-04 UTC)

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