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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
1 40978U 15058Q   25128.77321631  .00006212  00000-0  40793-3 0  9992
2 40978  64.7700 339.8671 0150129 206.9791 152.3467 14.99687533 54465

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:33Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:33:25.889Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-165.32966°

Altitude

662.584 km

Speed

7.476 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 39m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-50.70457°

Longitude

158.29895°

Altitude

593.406 km

Speed

7.559 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 06m 11s

Apparent Declination

-53° 06' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:38:24

Azimuth

129.949° SE

Elevation

-61.134°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

670.681 km

Perigee altitude

462.165 km

Semi-major axis

6,944.56 km

Eccentricity

0.0150129

Inclination

64.77°

RAAN

339.8671°

Arg. of periapsis

206.9791°

True anomaly

153.13206°

Mean anomaly

152.3467°

Eccentric anomaly

152.74068°

Mean motion

3.75039 °/min

BSTAR

0.00040793

Orbital period

95.99 mins

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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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 15:29:43.370Z	196.897° SSW	2025-05-09 15:33:43.370Z	116.217° SE	41.629°	2025-05-09 15:37:43.370Z	39.757° NE
5 mins	2025-05-09 17:10:43.370Z	282.852° WNW	2025-05-09 17:12:43.370Z	312.824° NW	17.92°	2025-05-09 17:15:43.370Z	356.388° N
6 mins	2025-05-09 23:54:43.370Z	356.005° N	2025-05-09 23:56:43.370Z	35.135° NE	27.542°	2025-05-10 00:00:43.370Z	115.583° SE

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