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Satellite · NORAD 60498 · COSPAR 2024-149AG

NUSAT-48 (HENRIETTA LEAVITT)

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

476.3km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.63km/s

Inclination

97.39°

Period

94.1 min

94.1 min

Perigee

474km

Apogee

477km

orbit agingOrbit updated 18 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 18:20 UTC (25.2 h old)· Metadata updated 18 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

Ground track of NUSAT-48 (HENRIETTA LEAVITT)NUSAT-48 (HENRIETTA LEAVITT)
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Latitude
17.051° N
Longitude
49.862° E
Altitude
476.3 km
Velocity
7.630 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 18:20 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Earth observation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
Constellation membership derived
Satellogic NewSat (Ñusat) via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • NUSAT-48 (HENRIETTA LEAVITT)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
Satellogic
SATCAT owner code
ARGN · Argentina

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
16 Aug 2024
COSPAR launch id
2024-149

Objects from the same launch · 40+

All objects from launch 2024-149

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Country CodeUYARCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner CodeARGNCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 18 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 18 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events

No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
60498
COSPAR / international designator
2024-149AG
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SY2F3N3R9MAAG0NGC8R
Canonical slug
nusat-48-henrietta-leavitt-60498

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.