Key statistics
Satellite 3CAT-4 at a glance.
Uptime
364
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: 95.985 minutes
Inclination: 61.993 deg
SMA: 6944.297 km
Apoapsis: 604.578 km
Periapsis: 527.746 km
RAAN: 343.8429 deg
Eccentricy: 0.005532
Argument of periapsis: 63.9976 deg
Mean anomaly: 296.6797 deg
Mean motion: 15.00238508 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001444 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012786 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 7:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 3CAT-4
TLE line 1: 1 60236U 24128B 25188.81952530 .00001444 00000-0 12786-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 60236 61.9930 343.8429 0055320 63.9976 296.6797 15.00238508 54406
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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