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PROPCUBE 1, 40976

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PROPCUBE 1, 40976 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

40976, 2015-058N

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 PROPCUBE 1
1 40976U 15058N   25182.69802870  .00003430  00000-0  32096-3 0  9996
2 40976  64.7761 299.4352 0159906 191.5305 168.2128 14.86608536 64114

Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:45:09.679Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

128.15511°

Altitude

719.995 km

Speed

7.437 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 57m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

63.85693°

Longitude

-160.68314°

Altitude

653.151 km

Speed

7.519 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 49m 24s

Apparent Declination

16° 59' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:07:22

Azimuth

21.681° NNE

Elevation

-30.261°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

718.809 km

Perigee altitude

495.413 km

Semi-major axis

6,985.248 km

Eccentricity

0.01599

Inclination

64.7761°

RAAN

299.4352°

Arg. of periapsis

191.5305°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

168.2128°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.71767 °/min

Orbital period

96.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00032096

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ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40978

PROPCUBE 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.
9 mins	2025-07-02 09:00:58.523Z	186.009° SSW	2025-07-02 09:05:58.523Z	99.207° ESE	34.06°	2025-07-02 09:09:58.523Z	45.49° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-02 10:42:58.523Z	271.885° WNW	2025-07-02 10:44:58.523Z	304.773° NW	23.325°	2025-07-02 10:48:58.523Z	6.084° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-02 17:30:58.523Z	2.808° NNE	2025-07-02 17:32:58.523Z	40.522° NE	23.21°	2025-07-02 17:35:58.523Z	99.262° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-02 19:10:58.523Z	289.627° WNW	2025-07-02 19:12:58.523Z	244.23° WSW	25.122°	2025-07-02 19:15:58.523Z	189.347° SSW

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