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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
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 9 hours ago
0 PROTOSAT-1
1 61793U 24201B   25184.17163619  .00027857  00000-0  26518-2 0  9992
2 61793  97.9176  93.3558 0003720 188.6618 171.4538 14.93359207 35594
Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:07:09.366Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
110.12457°
Altitude
593.072 km
Speed
7.562 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 13m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-9.4006°
Longitude
-70.8149°
Altitude
589.551 km
Speed
7.566 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 00m 47s
Apparent Declination
-29° 50' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:47:02
Azimuth
268.9° W
Elevation
-49.527°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
587.084 km
Perigee altitude
581.904 km
Semi-major axis
6,962.631 km
Eccentricity
0.00037
Inclination
97.9176°
RAAN
93.3558°
Arg. of periapsis
188.6618°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
171.4538°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.7358 °/min
Orbital period
96.37 mins
BSTAR
0.0026518
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5 mins2025-07-03 17:08:17.513Z111.502° ESE2025-07-03 17:10:17.513Z75.895° E21.495°2025-07-03 17:13:17.513Z21.477° NNE
5 mins2025-07-03 18:44:17.513Z227.311° WSW2025-07-03 18:46:17.513Z272.884° WNW23.883°2025-07-03 18:49:17.513Z320.918° NNW
6 mins2025-07-04 06:26:17.513Z38.803° NE2025-07-04 06:28:17.513Z87.384° E33.813°2025-07-04 06:32:17.513Z170.354° S
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