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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

Unknown / 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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ZACUBE
1 39417U 13066B   25300.32332198  .00006713  00000-0  55871-3 0  9997
2 39417  97.7986 256.8453 0041411 307.2361  52.5086 14.98337397645823

Epoch: 2025-10-27T07:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T07:45:35.019Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

104.52257°

Altitude

557.637 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 07m 22s

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

18:25:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

597.814 km

Perigee altitude

540.276 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.182 km

Eccentricity

0.00414

Inclination

97.7986°

RAAN

256.8453°

Arg. of periapsis

307.2361°

True anomaly

52.8863°

Mean anomaly

52.5086°

Eccentric anomaly

52.69733°

Mean motion

3.74826 °/min

Orbital period

96.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00055871

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

NEE 02 KRYSAOR, 39441

50 SAT, 39436 (Decayed)

BEAKERSAT 1, 39437 (Decayed)

SL-24 DEB, 39449 (Decayed)

ICUBE 1, 39432

SKYSAT 1, 39418

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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.
8 mins	2025-10-28 09:57:42.837Z	17.095° NNE	2025-10-28 10:01:42.837Z	98.817° ESE	43.459°	2025-10-28 10:05:42.837Z	186.079° SSW
5 mins	2025-10-28 20:46:42.837Z	123.232° SE	2025-10-28 20:48:42.837Z	64.553° ENE	32.147°	2025-10-28 20:51:42.837Z	6.916° NNE

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ZACUBE, 39417

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T07:45:35.019Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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