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SONATE-2 (59112)
COSPAR: 2024-043Q | Alt Name: SONATE-2
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Launch Details
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
59112
International Designator
2024-043Q
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:42:20 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.56°
Right Ascension
352.84°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
92.98°
Period
92.25 min
Mean Motion
15.61 rev/day
Latitude
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
SONATE-2
Alternative Name
SONATE-2
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
WURZ
Country
Germany
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 59112U 24043Q 26200.40440228 .00027038 00000+0 32202-3 0 9996
2 59112 97.5568 352.8429 0006650 92.9788 267.2230 15.61057540132915
Source: Celestrak
Summary
SONATE-2 is a 6U CubeSat satellite with dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 0.1 meters in diameter, equipped with solar cells and batteries for power supply. Launched on March 4, 2024, from AFWTR SLC4E using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it has a dry mass of 12 kg and is owned by WURZ. The satellite's equipment includes a camera, and its shape consists of a box with two panels. It was manufactured by WURZ and stabilized in orbit on March 4 at 22:59 UTC.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.6
Dry Mass
12
Launch Mass
12
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
SONATE-2
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
WURZ
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Configuration
CubeSat (6U)
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Camera
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
Azimuth Elevation Time (Local)
Start Azimuth
Max Elevation
Stop Azimuth
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