Key statistics
Satellite NUSAT-3 at a glance.
Uptime
2885
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
43.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NUSAT-3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NUSAT-3
International designator: 2017-034C
Object number (NORAD): 42760
Object ID (CCSDS): 42760
Country: ARGENTINA (ARGN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 91.14 minutes
Inclination: 42.9912 deg
SMA: 6708.615 km
Apoapsis: 343.956 km
Periapsis: 317.005 km
RAAN: 114.8503 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0020087
Argument of periapsis: 115.5519 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.7431 deg
Mean motion: 15.79986639 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00202655 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010217 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 11:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NUSAT-3
TLE line 1: 1 42760U 17034C 25128.97416583 .00202655 00000-0 10217-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 42760 42.9912 114.8503 0020087 115.5519 244.7431 15.79986639438074
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NUSAT-3.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is a Chinese X-ray space observatory. This will be China's first astronomy satellite, and it is tasked with observation of black holes, neutron stars and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma ray emissions.
NUSAT-3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on June 15, 2017, 3 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4B | Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 15, 2017, 3 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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