Key statistics
Satellite 3CAT-4 at a glance.
Uptime
307
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
62.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for 3CAT-4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: 3CAT-4
International designator: 2024-128B
Object number (NORAD): 60236
Object ID (CCSDS): 60236
Country: SPAIN (SPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.001 minutes
Inclination: 61.9919 deg
SMA: 6945.059 km
Apoapsis: 602.094 km
Periapsis: 531.754 km
RAAN: 181.5396 deg
Eccentricy: 0.005064
Argument of periapsis: 51.1166 deg
Mean anomaly: 309.4425 deg
Mean motion: 14.99991708 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001667 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014653 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 9:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 3CAT-4
TLE line 1: 1 60236U 24128B 25131.89469755 .00001667 00000-0 14653-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 60236 61.9919 181.5396 0050640 51.1166 309.4425 14.99991708 45869
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 3CAT-4.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Maiden Flight of the Ariane 62 launch vehicle, carrying ten cubesats, two deployers, five experiments, and two reentry capsules.
3CAT-4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight’, on board a Ariane 62 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 9, 2024, 7 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 4.
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Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight
Agency: European Space Agency
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 9, 2024, 7 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 62
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 4
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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