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CTC-0, 62401

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CTC-0, 62401 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Dec 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

62401, 2024-247AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

SpaceCoin (US)

Manufacturer

Endurosat

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 8U, Unknown motor

Mass

9.75 kg wet, 9.75 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-21 (5 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.154 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 CTC-0
1 62401U 24247AA  25128.87608185  .00012596  00000-0  50783-3 0  9992
2 62401  44.9863 331.6135 0001690 221.0200 139.0555 15.24881147 21231

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:01:33.471Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

149.28372°

Altitude

492.016 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 06m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

3.15357°

Longitude

148.50125°

Altitude

491.608 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 58m 28s

Apparent Declination

-60° 39' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:30:31

Azimuth

191.31° SSW

Elevation

-12.316°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

493.913 km

Perigee altitude

491.591 km

Semi-major axis

6,870.889 km

Eccentricity

0.000169

Inclination

44.9863°

RAAN

331.6135°

Arg. of periapsis

221.02°

True anomaly

139.06819°

Mean anomaly

139.0555°

Eccentric anomaly

139.06184°

Mean motion

3.81087 °/min

BSTAR

0.00050783

Orbital period

94.47 mins

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Other satellites on launch #247 in the year 2024 (2024-12-21 UTC)

CTC-0 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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 16:04:23.606Z	198.625° SSW	2025-05-09 16:07:23.606Z	138.407° SSE	24.19°	2025-05-09 16:10:23.606Z	85.496° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 17:43:23.606Z	258.685° W	2025-05-09 17:46:23.606Z	24.392° NE	41.36°	2025-05-09 17:49:23.606Z	63.348° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-09 19:23:23.606Z	304.162° NW	2025-05-09 19:25:23.606Z	2.097° NNE	31.086°	2025-05-09 19:28:23.606Z	64.548° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-09 21:02:23.606Z	304.234° NW	2025-05-09 21:04:23.606Z	355.545° N	39.061°	2025-05-09 21:08:23.606Z	96.292° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-09 22:41:23.606Z	270.379° WNW	2025-05-09 22:43:23.606Z	220.66° SW	30.776°	2025-05-09 22:46:23.606Z	150.145° SSE

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