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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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 PROPCUBE 1
1 40976U 15058N   25128.53841273  .00002543  00000-0  23920-3 0  9999
2 40976  64.7730 106.5974 0167118 208.8638 150.3152 14.86306497 56068

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:55Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:55:18.859Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

46.16133°

Altitude

713.42 km

Speed

7.445 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 06m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

51.58399°

Longitude

-172.20317°

Altitude

611.728 km

Speed

7.562 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 44m 45s

Apparent Declination

22° 31' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:45:59

Azimuth

53.798° ENE

Elevation

-6.034°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

724.81 km

Perigee altitude

491.306 km

Semi-major axis

6,986.195 km

Eccentricity

0.0167118

Inclination

64.773°

RAAN

106.5974°

Arg. of periapsis

208.8638°

True anomaly

151.24662°

Mean anomaly

150.3152°

Eccentric anomaly

150.78259°

Mean motion

3.71691 °/min

BSTAR

0.0002392

Orbital period

96.85 mins

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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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 08:50:17.692Z	336.102° NNW	2025-05-09 08:54:17.692Z	44.795° NE	39.692°	2025-05-09 08:58:17.692Z	133.848° SE
6 mins	2025-05-09 22:58:17.692Z	149.107° SSE	2025-05-09 23:01:17.692Z	104.26° ESE	20.368°	2025-05-09 23:04:17.692Z	64.781° ENE
7 mins	2025-05-10 00:37:17.692Z	240.224° WSW	2025-05-10 00:40:17.692Z	303.619° NW	37.006°	2025-05-10 00:44:17.692Z	17.968° NNE

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