PROTOSAT-1, 61793
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PROTOSAT-1, 61793 is a Rwandan payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 05 Nov 2024 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
RW / RWARelated business
Manufacturer
E-Space
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
E-SPACE, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 PROTOSAT-1
1 61793U 24201B 25301.48431271 .00047575 00000-0 33558-2 0 9990
2 61793 97.9155 212.0729 0008829 104.3726 255.8480 15.04759939 53155Epoch: 2025-10-28T11:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-28T11:37:24.618Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
0.64918°
Altitude
556.799 km
Speed
7.582 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 08m 17s
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
08:53:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
555.367 km
Perigee altitude
543.135 km
Semi-major axis
6,927.388 km
Eccentricity
0.00088
Inclination
97.9155°
RAAN
212.0729°
Arg. of periapsis
104.3726°
True anomaly
255.74992°
Mean anomaly
255.848°
Eccentric anomaly
255.79896°
Mean motion
3.76434 °/min
Orbital period
95.63 mins
BSTAR
0.0033558
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Other satellites on launch #201 in the year 2024 (2024-11-05 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.PROTOSAT-1 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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| 6 mins | 2025-10-29 18:04:34.255Z | 159.078° S | 2025-10-29 18:07:34.255Z | 60.632° ENE | 43.906° | 2025-10-29 18:10:34.255Z | 352.221° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-30 07:17:34.255Z | 358.224° N | 2025-10-30 07:19:34.255Z | 285.953° WNW | 41.695° | 2025-10-30 07:22:34.255Z | 206.772° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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