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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
20 hours ago
Origin
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 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
ELECTRON
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 PROTOSAT-1
1 61793U 24201B   25191.27294010  .00009548  00000-0  90635-3 0  9990
2 61793  97.9174 100.5086 0005076 164.4539 195.6837 14.93730915 36667
Epoch: 2025-07-10T06:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T06:33:02.024Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
73.80858°
Altitude
592.759 km
Speed
7.562 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 42m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
34.22829°
Longitude
-99.95518°
Altitude
587.459 km
Speed
7.572 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 27m 35s
Apparent Declination
-1° 42' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:46:05
Azimuth
74.41° E
Elevation
-20.347°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
586.872 km
Perigee altitude
579.804 km
Semi-major axis
6,961.475 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
97.9174°
RAAN
100.5086°
Arg. of periapsis
164.4539°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
195.6837°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.73673 °/min
Orbital period
96.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00090635
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6 mins2025-07-11 07:14:31.257Z353.551° N2025-07-11 07:17:31.257Z263.138° W35.92°2025-07-11 07:20:31.257Z214.015° SW
6 mins2025-07-11 18:03:31.257Z171.411° S2025-07-11 18:05:31.257Z191.468° SSW43.276°2025-07-11 18:09:31.257Z345.071° N
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