CSSWE, 38761
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CSSWE, 38761 is a payload satellite owned by Colorado (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Colorado
Mission
Non-operational Amateur Science
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Ant, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.043 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 CSSWE
1 38761U 12048D 26146.26880580 .00026113 00000-0 55996-3 0 9996
2 38761 64.6610 167.6769 0050574 180.6800 179.4278 15.43297860113015Epoch: 2026-05-26T06:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-26T06:27:04.821Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-172.93784°
Altitude
472.894 km
Speed
7.611 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 10m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:22:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
469.389 km
Perigee altitude
400.476 km
Semi-major axis
6,813.07 km
Eccentricity
0.00506
Inclination
64.661°
RAAN
167.6769°
Arg. of periapsis
180.68°
True anomaly
179.43355°
Mean anomaly
179.4278°
Eccentric anomaly
179.43068°
Mean motion
3.85948 °/min
Orbital period
93.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00055996
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2012 (2012-09-13 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-05-27 02:48:46.256Z | 186.646° SSW | 2026-05-27 02:51:46.256Z | 95.152° ESE | 34.272° | 2026-05-27 02:53:46.256Z | 50.236° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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