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ZACUBE, 39417

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ZACUBE, 39417 is a payload satellite owned by CPUT (ZA) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 21 Nov 2013 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Orenburg, Russia (OREN). 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

39417, 2013-066B

Orbit

SSO

Country

ZA / SAFR

Related business

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Belleville Campus (ZA)

Manufacturer

CPUT

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1.2 kg wet, 1.2 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-11-21 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 ZACUBE
1 39417U 13066B   26092.20470413  .00005155  00000-0  40496-3 0  9992
2 39417  97.8143  54.1428 0044878 143.5169 216.9127 15.00546651669330

Epoch: 2026-04-02T04:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T04:54:46.436Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

149.89278°

Altitude

593.232 km

Speed

7.55 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 36m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:48:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

593.366 km

Perigee altitude

531.072 km

Semi-major axis

6,940.356 km

Eccentricity

0.00449

Inclination

97.8143°

RAAN

54.1428°

Arg. of periapsis

143.5169°

True anomaly

216.60522°

Mean anomaly

216.9127°

Eccentric anomaly

216.75882°

Mean motion

3.75379 °/min

Orbital period

95.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00040496

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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2013 (2013-11-21 UTC)

QUBESCOUT-S1, 39443 (Decayed)

NEE 02 KRYSAOR, 39441

GOMX 1, 39430

PUCP-SAT 1, 39442

FIRST-MOVE, 39439 (Decayed)

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ZACUBE Visibility forecast

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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	2026-04-02 21:03:08.123Z	142.59° SSE	2026-04-02 21:06:08.123Z	71.581° E	36.277°	2026-04-02 21:09:08.123Z	3.707° NNE
6 mins	2026-04-03 10:18:08.123Z	13.624° NNE	2026-04-03 10:20:08.123Z	24.093° NE	44.491°	2026-04-03 10:24:08.123Z	192.807° SSW

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ZACUBE, 39417

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: 2026-04-02T04:54:46.436Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2013 (2013-11-21 UTC)

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