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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
USN PGS
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
NPSCUL, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,065 kg wet, ~45 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
BOX, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
1 40978U 15058Q 26261.28147327 .00006087 00000-0 36485-3 0 9998
2 40978 64.7664 203.6389 0117750 17.5786 342.9354 15.06220428129247Epoch: 2026-09-18T06:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T06:45:19.290Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
105.1019°
Altitude
471.896 km
Speed
7.673 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 34m 33s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:33:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
627.856 km
Perigee altitude
464.785 km
Semi-major axis
6,924.457 km
Eccentricity
0.01178
Inclination
64.7664°
RAAN
203.6389°
Arg. of periapsis
17.5786°
True anomaly
342.5338°
Mean anomaly
342.9354°
Eccentric anomaly
342.73517°
Mean motion
3.76673 °/min
Orbital period
95.57 mins
BSTAR
0.00036485
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-09-18 21:14:04.038Z | 156.819° SSE | 2026-09-18 21:16:04.038Z | 118.35° SE | 20.813° | 2026-09-18 21:19:04.038Z | 62.751° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-18 22:53:04.038Z | 273.449° WNW | 2026-09-18 22:54:04.038Z | 298.208° NW | 26.119° | 2026-09-18 22:57:04.038Z | 3.768° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-19 05:35:04.038Z | 18.552° NNE | 2026-09-19 05:37:04.038Z | 52.217° ENE | 16.6° | 2026-09-19 05:39:04.038Z | 81.75° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-09-19 07:13:04.038Z | 311.426° NW | 2026-09-19 07:15:04.038Z | 258.505° W | 56.688° | 2026-09-19 07:19:04.038Z | 164.643° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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