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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
40973, 2015-058K
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
23 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)
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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago
0 PROPCUBE 3
1 40973U 15058K   25128.26372806  .00003158  00000-0  26570-3 0  9994
2 40973  64.7692  74.0773 0162402 209.1089 150.0899 14.90488652 54379
Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:19:46.104Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
112.79847°
Altitude
697.057 km
Speed
7.455 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 56m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
16.2321°
Longitude
-78.05505°
Altitude
519.198 km
Speed
7.648 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 22m 25s
Apparent Declination
-28° 18' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:45:10
Azimuth
115.599° SE
Elevation
-13.731°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
708.223 km
Perigee altitude
481.734 km
Semi-major axis
6,973.116 km
Eccentricity
0.0162402
Inclination
64.7692°
RAAN
74.0773°
Arg. of periapsis
209.1089°
True anomaly
151.00177°
Mean anomaly
150.0899°
Eccentric anomaly
150.54743°
Mean motion
3.72737 °/min
BSTAR
0.0002657
Orbital period
96.58 mins
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PROPCUBE 3 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-09 07:02:28.940Z325.985° NNW2025-05-09 07:06:28.940Z171.613° S43.041°2025-05-09 07:09:28.940Z152.914° SSE
6 mins2025-05-09 21:07:28.940Z160.948° S2025-05-09 21:09:28.940Z124.754° SE28.335°2025-05-09 21:13:28.940Z55.872° ENE
7 mins2025-05-09 22:46:28.940Z258.005° W2025-05-09 22:49:28.940Z313.598° NW28.381°2025-05-09 22:53:28.940Z12.761° NNE
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