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CUAVA-2, 60527

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CUAVA-2, 60527 is an Australian payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 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

60527, 2024-149BM

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

University of Sydney (AU)

Manufacturer

USYD/UNSW

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 CUAVA-2
1 60527U 24149BM  26259.48351517  .00012575  00000-0  33786-3 0  9998
2 60527  97.3669 341.2555 0005461 336.3236  23.7757 15.38039687116198

Epoch: 2026-09-16T11:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T11:36:15.710Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

171.75559°

Altitude

451.609 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 45m 01s

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

03:02:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.575 km

Perigee altitude

445.119 km

Semi-major axis

6,826.984 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

97.3669°

RAAN

341.2555°

Arg. of periapsis

336.3236°

True anomaly

23.80094°

Mean anomaly

23.7757°

Eccentric anomaly

23.78832°

Mean motion

3.84769 °/min

Orbital period

93.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00033786

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

SATORO-T2, 60477 (Decayed)

WARATAH SEED-1, 60469

PICO-02C023, 60564 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X33, 60548

LEMUR 2 TOMATOKECHUP, 60471

NUSAT-50 (NANCY ROMAN), 60493

PICO-02G027, 60566 (Decayed)

ERNST, 60528

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CUAVA-2 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.
5 mins	2026-09-17 17:50:35.876Z	43.19° NE	2026-09-17 17:52:35.876Z	86.011° E	26.553°	2026-09-17 17:55:35.876Z	154.102° SSE
4 mins	2026-09-18 05:54:35.876Z	200.01° SSW	2026-09-18 05:55:35.876Z	232.763° WSW	45.791°	2026-09-18 05:58:35.876Z	333.026° NNW

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CUAVA-2, 60527

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T11:36:15.710Z)

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

CUAVA-2 Visibility forecast

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