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CUAVA-2 (60527)
COSPAR: 2024-149BM | Alt Name: CUAVA-2
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Launch Details
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
60527
International Designator
2024-149BM
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:38:03 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.37°
Right Ascension
282.37°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
164.10°
Period
93.70 min
Mean Motion
15.37 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
CUAVA-2
Alternative Name
CUAVA-2
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
USYD/UNSW
Country
Australia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 60527U 24149BM 26200.77642868 .00006619 00000+0 18622-3 0 9991
2 60527 97.3714 282.3657 0007381 164.1029 196.0448 15.36797380107175
Source: Celestrak
Summary
CUAVA-2 is a CubeSat 6U satellite launched on August 16, 2024, from AFWTR using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 0.3 meters in length and diameter with a span of 0.3 meters. It has a dry mass of 10 kilograms and was manufactured by USYD/UNSW for technology demonstration purposes. CUAVA-2 is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power supply and is owned by USYD/UNSW. The satellite's shape is box-like, and it was stable on August 16, 2024, at 19:51 UTC.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.2
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
10
Launch Mass
10
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
CUAVA-2
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
USYD/UNSW
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Configuration
CubeSat (6U)
Motor
CXT
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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