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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
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
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 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS V 401
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 ARC-1
1 40969U 15058F   25128.12375742  .00019441  00000-0  85105-3 0  9997
2 40969  64.7745  16.6709 0093182 202.7826 156.9154 15.18209043 55017
Epoch: 2025-05-08T02:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T02:58:12.641Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
105.91946°
Altitude
572.438 km
Speed
7.543 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 06m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
40.60635°
Longitude
125.94668°
Altitude
574.725 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 19m 34s
Apparent Declination
2° 26' 00"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:11:46
Azimuth
357.111° N
Elevation
-47.613°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
573.986 km
Perigee altitude
445.62 km
Semi-major axis
6,887.94 km
Eccentricity
0.0093182
Inclination
64.7745°
RAAN
16.6709°
Arg. of periapsis
202.7826°
True anomaly
157.32962°
Mean anomaly
156.9154°
Eccentric anomaly
157.12295°
Mean motion
3.79673 °/min
BSTAR
0.00085105
Orbital period
94.82 mins
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ARC-1 Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-05-09 17:02:59.964Z150.399° SSE2025-05-09 17:04:59.964Z118.053° SE18.458°2025-05-09 17:07:59.964Z68.638° E
6 mins2025-05-09 18:39:59.964Z246.383° WSW2025-05-09 18:42:59.964Z320.275° NNW31.666°2025-05-09 18:45:59.964Z13.854° NNE
6 mins2025-05-10 02:56:59.964Z325.521° NNW2025-05-10 02:59:59.964Z182.372° SSW43.927°2025-05-10 03:02:59.964Z152.709° SSE
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