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CONNECTA IOT-6, 62709

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CONNECTA IOT-6, 62709 is a payload satellite owned by Plan-S (TR) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 14 Jan 2025 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

62709, 2025-009DE

Orbit

SSO

Country

TR / TURK

Related business

Plan-S Satellite and Space Technologies Inc. (TR)

Manufacturer

Plan-S

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-14 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 2.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 CONNECTA IOT-6
1 62709U 25009DE  26126.13871754  .00000819  00000-0  81855-4 0  9992
2 62709  97.7029 205.3086 0000070 332.1242  27.9974 14.94124365 71081

Epoch: 2026-05-06T03:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T03:19:45.195Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-68.63321°

Altitude

588.095 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 41m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:14:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

582.154 km

Perigee altitude

582.056 km

Semi-major axis

6,960.242 km

Eccentricity

0.00001

Inclination

97.7029°

RAAN

205.3086°

Arg. of periapsis

332.1242°

True anomaly

27.99778°

Mean anomaly

27.9974°

Eccentric anomaly

27.99759°

Mean motion

3.73772 °/min

Orbital period

96.32 mins

BSTAR

0.000081855

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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2025 (2025-01-14 UTC)

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CONNECTA IOT-6 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	2026-05-06 18:20:59.189Z	4.953° NNE	2026-05-06 18:24:59.189Z	277.595° WNW	41.467°	2026-05-06 18:27:59.189Z	207.456° SW
6 mins	2026-05-07 05:10:59.189Z	159.064° S	2026-05-07 05:13:59.189Z	24.594° NE	42.981°	2026-05-07 05:16:59.189Z	351.785° N

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CONNECTA IOT-6, 62709

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T03:19:45.195Z)

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