ICEYE-X33 (60548)

COSPAR: 2024-149CJ | Alt Name: ICEYE-X33

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ICEYE-X33 Satellite Image
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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 16, 2024

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

60548

International Designator

2024-149CJ

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:28:44 GMT

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Inclination

97.74°

Right Ascension

279.75°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

69.99°

Period

95.94 min

Mean Motion

15.01 rev/day

Latitude

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

ICEYE-X33

Alternative Name

ICEYE-X33

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

ALYAH

Country

United Arab Emirates

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

N/A

Latest TLEs
1 60548U 24149CJ  26200.76995472  .00002433  00000+0  19583-3 0  9992
2 60548  97.7376 279.7500 0001854  69.9936 290.1487 15.00907978105096

Source: Celestrak

Summary
The ICEYE-X33 satellite, also known as Foresight-1, was launched on August 16, 2024, from AFWTR SLC4E using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It is owned by ALYAH and manufactured by ICEYE for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The satellite measures 0.8 meters in length with a diameter of 0.6 meters and has a span of 1.5 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. Equipped with an X-band SAR payload, it weighs 80 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. Its power system includes two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite's shape is described as "Box + pan."
Physical Characteristics

Length

0.8

Diameter

0.6

Span

1.5

Dry Mass

80

Launch Mass

80

Shape

Box + pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Foresight-1

Purpose

Unknown

Mission

Unknown

Manufacturer

ICEYE

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

ICEYE

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

?

Equipment

X-band SAR

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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