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ARC-1, 40969

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARC-1, 40969 is a payload satellite owned by Alaska (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 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

40969, 2015-058F

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

University of Alaska Fairbanks (US)

Manufacturer

Alaska

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-10-08 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.087 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 ARC-1
1 40969U 15058F   26306.87312134  .00280573  00000-0  12524-2 0  9994
2 40969  64.7502 355.8601 0032355 322.0323  37.8552 15.82456940138708

Epoch: 2026-11-02T20:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T20:57:17.683Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-0.60751°

Altitude

308.486 km

Speed

7.733 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 43m 26s

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

09:20:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

343.685 km

Perigee altitude

300.329 km

Semi-major axis

6,700.144 km

Eccentricity

0.00324

Inclination

64.7502°

RAAN

355.8601°

Arg. of periapsis

322.0323°

True anomaly

38.08345°

Mean anomaly

37.8552°

Eccentric anomaly

37.96925°

Mean motion

3.95746 °/min

Orbital period

90.97 mins

BSTAR

0.0012524

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40978

SNAP-3 EDDIE, 40972 (Decayed)

SNAP-3 ALICE, 40970 (Decayed)

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ARC-1 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.
5 mins	2026-11-03 14:09:40.179Z	326.431° NNW	2026-11-03 14:12:40.179Z	171.154° S	69.556°	2026-11-03 14:14:40.179Z	152.174° SSE
4 mins	2026-11-04 04:57:40.179Z	203.596° SW	2026-11-04 04:58:40.179Z	190.288° SSW	54.122°	2026-11-04 05:01:40.179Z	35.016° NE

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ARC-1, 40969

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T20:57:17.683Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)

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