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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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Identifier

61793, 2024-201B

Orbit

SSO

Country

RW / RWA

Related business

E-Space (IT)

Manufacturer

E-Space

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

E-SPACE, Unknown motor

Mass

~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-11-05 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

ELECTRON

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 PROTOSAT-1
1 61793U 24201B   26026.66479742  .00138958  00000-0  53168-2 0  9995
2 61793  97.9109 305.5498 0010508 111.6751 248.5606 15.25925310 66784

Epoch: 2026-01-26T15:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-26T15:57:18.497Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-59.73457°

Altitude

493.736 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 22m 11s

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

10:33:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

492.2 km

Perigee altitude

477.777 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.126 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

97.9109°

RAAN

305.5498°

Arg. of periapsis

111.6751°

True anomaly

248.44857°

Mean anomaly

248.5606°

Eccentric anomaly

248.50458°

Mean motion

3.81733 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.0053168

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Other satellites on launch #201 in the year 2024 (2024-11-05 UTC)

ELECTRON R/B, 61794 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 61792 (Decayed)

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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	2026-01-30 17:39:31.660Z	100.104° ESE	2026-01-30 17:41:31.660Z	58.128° ENE	17.102°	2026-01-30 17:43:31.660Z	23.9° NE
4 mins	2026-01-30 19:12:31.660Z	221.722° SW	2026-01-30 19:14:31.660Z	269.874° W	22.185°	2026-01-30 19:16:31.660Z	311.687° NW

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PROTOSAT-1, 61793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-26T15:57:18.497Z)

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Other satellites on launch #201 in the year 2024 (2024-11-05 UTC)

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