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MCUBED-2, 39469

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MCUBED-2, 39469 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 06 Dec 2013 UTC via an ATLAS V 501 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
39469, 2013-072H
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
UM
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2013-12-06 (12 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS V 501
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
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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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 MCUBED-2
1 39469U 13072H   25179.20498384  .00009664  00000-0  47678-3 0  9996
2 39469 120.4937  76.7764 0173649 356.3455   3.6342 15.06557106 64270
Epoch: 2025-06-28T04:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-28T04:55:10.603Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
86.43539°
Altitude
428.264 km
Speed
7.721 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 07m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
47.68932°
Longitude
-52.17383°
Altitude
619.085 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 16m 36s
Apparent Declination
10° 28' 50"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:51:48
Azimuth
304.914° NW
Elevation
-20.846°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
666.248 km
Perigee altitude
425.773 km
Semi-major axis
6,924.148 km
Eccentricity
0.01736
Inclination
120.4937°
RAAN
76.7764°
Arg. of periapsis
356.3455°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
3.6342°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.76698 °/min
Orbital period
95.57 mins
BSTAR
0.00047678
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MCUBED-2 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-06-28 14:41:42.026Z73.503° E2025-06-28 14:43:42.026Z26.491° NE20.348°2025-06-28 14:45:42.026Z348.161° N
5 mins2025-06-28 16:13:42.026Z167.758° S2025-06-28 16:15:42.026Z236.261° WSW34.478°2025-06-28 16:18:42.026Z303.49° NW
5 mins2025-06-29 06:58:42.026Z83.823° E2025-06-29 07:00:42.026Z130.984° SE27.39°2025-06-29 07:03:42.026Z184.072° SSW
6 mins2025-06-29 08:30:42.026Z15.841° NNE2025-06-29 08:32:42.026Z325.421° NNW33.142°2025-06-29 08:36:42.026Z250.884° W
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