PROPCUBE 3, 40973
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PROPCUBE 3, 40973 is a payload satellite owned by USN PGS (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
Orbit
Last TLE update
20 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Tyvak NSS
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 PROPCUBE 3
1 40973U 15058K 25178.71406763 .00003814 00000-0 32082-3 0 9993
2 40973 64.7700 277.3008 0155392 193.0295 166.6785 14.90886829 61898Epoch: 2025-06-27T17:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T17:08:15.443Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
104.1735°
Altitude
702.718 km
Speed
7.448 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 29m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
50.22755°
Longitude
-112.66359°
Altitude
564.948 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 36m 30s
Apparent Declination
16° 22' 04"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:27:40
Azimuth
56.16° ENE
Elevation
-12.205°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
PROPCUBE 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-06-28 16:12:37.821Z | 0.094° NNE | 2025-06-28 16:15:37.821Z | 54.581° ENE | 20.74° | 2025-06-28 16:17:37.821Z | 90.957° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-06-28 17:52:37.821Z | 295.403° NW | 2025-06-28 17:54:37.821Z | 248.349° W | 28.105° | 2025-06-28 17:57:37.821Z | 185.758° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-06-29 07:55:37.821Z | 197.328° SSW | 2025-06-29 07:58:37.821Z | 115.071° SE | 43.072° | 2025-06-29 08:02:37.821Z | 37.869° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-06-29 09:36:37.821Z | 289.476° WNW | 2025-06-29 09:38:37.821Z | 319.593° NNW | 17.102° | 2025-06-29 09:40:37.821Z | 348.651° N |
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