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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 (10 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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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 PROTOSAT-1
1 61793U 24201B   25243.21557519  .00034344  00000-0  30533-2 0  9990
2 61793  97.9107 152.9114 0008804  36.1488 324.0326 14.95979628 44428

Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:10:25.696Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

95.66563°

Altitude

577.42 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 11m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:03:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

582.476 km

Perigee altitude

570.231 km

Semi-major axis

6,954.491 km

Eccentricity

0.00088

Inclination

97.9107°

RAAN

152.9114°

Arg. of periapsis

36.1488°

True anomaly

323.97329°

Mean anomaly

324.0326°

Eccentric anomaly

324.00295°

Mean motion

3.74236 °/min

Orbital period

96.2 mins

BSTAR

0.0030533

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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.
7 mins	2025-08-31 18:08:17.892Z	170.982° S	2025-08-31 18:11:17.892Z	200.62° SSW	43.401°	2025-08-31 18:15:17.892Z	344.58° N
5 mins	2025-09-01 07:26:17.892Z	343.714° N	2025-09-01 07:28:17.892Z	290.511° WNW	33.201°	2025-09-01 07:31:17.892Z	223.157° SW