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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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

E-Space (RW / RWA)

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 (9 months 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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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 PROTOSAT-1
1 61793U 24201B   25224.61568026  .00020003  00000-0  18187-2 0  9996
2 61793  97.9126 134.1303 0009389  78.8472 281.3803 14.95222282 41649

Epoch: 2025-08-12T14:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T14:46:34.774Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-48.82036°

Altitude

583.441 km

Speed

7.569 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 56m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-38.6664°

Longitude

125.20776°

Altitude

601.514 km

Speed

7.555 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 11m 33s

Apparent Declination

-47° 45' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:13:08

Azimuth

118.969° SE

Elevation

-56.837°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

585.236 km

Perigee altitude

572.172 km

Semi-major axis

6,956.841 km

Eccentricity

0.00094

Inclination

97.9126°

RAAN

134.1303°

Arg. of periapsis

78.8472°

True anomaly

281.2748°

Mean anomaly

281.3803°

Eccentric anomaly

281.32755°

Mean motion

3.74046 °/min

Orbital period

96.24 mins

BSTAR

0.0018187

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 61792 (Decayed)

ELECTRON R/B, 61794 (Decayed)

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.
4 mins	2025-08-13 05:49:54.439Z	65.278° ENE	2025-08-13 05:51:54.439Z	97.363° ESE	14.305°	2025-08-13 05:53:54.439Z	127.161° SE
6 mins	2025-08-13 07:24:54.439Z	345.158° N	2025-08-13 07:26:54.439Z	296.657° NW	32.615°	2025-08-13 07:30:54.439Z	218.464° SW
6 mins	2025-08-13 18:12:54.439Z	179.389° S	2025-08-13 18:15:54.439Z	301.437° NW	41.084°	2025-08-13 18:18:54.439Z	340.794° N

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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Check out PROTOSAT-1, 61793 on other resources

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