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CXBN, 38762

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CXBN, 38762 is a payload satellite owned by Morehead (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

38762, 2012-048E

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Morehead State University (US)

Manufacturer

Morehead

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Astronomy

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 2U, Unknown motor

Mass

3 kg wet, 3 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-09-13 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.050 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CXBN
1 38762U 12048E   26146.30930761  .00013492  00000-0  54020-3 0  9992
2 38762  64.6609 252.7630 0093342 179.7977 180.3205 15.21337818114950

Epoch: 2026-05-26T07:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-26T07:25:24.177Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-102.47233°

Altitude

568.054 km

Speed

7.542 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 51m 03s

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

03:22:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

564.572 km

Perigee altitude

436.161 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.504 km

Eccentricity

0.00933

Inclination

64.6609°

RAAN

252.763°

Arg. of periapsis

179.7977°

True anomaly

180.31459°

Mean anomaly

180.3205°

Eccentric anomaly

180.31754°

Mean motion

3.80454 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.0005402

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2012 (2012-09-13 UTC)

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B, 38770 (Decayed)

SMDC ONE 1.1, 38766 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 4.5B, 38768 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 4, 38769 (Decayed)

USA 238 DEB, 38773

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-27 08:49:19.361Z	211.985° SW	2026-05-27 08:52:19.361Z	23.692° NE	44.146°	2026-05-27 08:55:19.361Z	31.386° NE
4 mins	2026-05-27 17:06:19.361Z	0.944° NNE	2026-05-27 17:08:19.361Z	69.108° E	30.49°	2026-05-27 17:10:19.361Z	115.439° SE

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CXBN, 38762

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-26T07:25:24.177Z)

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