ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40978 is space debris in LEO originally from an American launch on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

40978, 2015-058Q

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

USN PGS

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NPSCUL, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,065 kg wet, ~45 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

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.295 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
1 40978U 15058Q   25179.17430525  .00002479  00000-0  17185-3 0  9995
2 40978  64.7666 180.9367 0142074 190.8405 168.9643 15.00359439 62020

Epoch: 2025-06-28T04:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-28T04:10:59.973Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-158.32982°

Altitude

664.694 km

Speed

7.473 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 03m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-60.43009°

Longitude

76.16711°

Altitude

542.2 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 48m 05s

Apparent Declination

-71° 17' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:45:19

Azimuth

158.841° S

Elevation

-51.614°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

662.984 km

Perigee altitude

465.714 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.486 km

Eccentricity

0.01421

Inclination

64.7666°

RAAN

180.9367°

Arg. of periapsis

190.8405°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

168.9643°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75207 °/min

Orbital period

95.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00017185

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ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 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.
7 mins	2025-06-29 01:06:14.037Z	174.065° S	2025-06-29 01:10:14.037Z	107.647° ESE	27.768°	2025-06-29 01:13:14.037Z	57.451° ENE
6 mins	2025-06-29 02:46:14.037Z	261.922° W	2025-06-29 02:48:14.037Z	297.618° NW	26.146°	2025-06-29 02:52:14.037Z	8.514° NNE
4 mins	2025-06-29 09:31:14.037Z	17.032° NNE	2025-06-29 09:32:14.037Z	34.589° NE	16.444°	2025-06-29 09:35:14.037Z	86.608° E
5 mins	2025-06-29 11:09:14.037Z	306.862° NW	2025-06-29 11:11:14.037Z	264.46° W	32.593°	2025-06-29 11:14:14.037Z	178.891° S

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