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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
1 40978U 15058Q   25162.90987725  .00004694  00000-0  31225-3 0  9999
2 40978  64.7686 232.2417 0144515 196.1555 163.4931 15.00218411 59587

Epoch: 2025-06-11T21:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-11T21:50:13.394Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

4.20026°

Altitude

664.582 km

Speed

7.473 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 28m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

-44.68488°

Longitude

-25.69774°

Altitude

620.999 km

Speed

7.526 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 32m 57s

Apparent Declination

-42° 13' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:36:36

Azimuth

163.752° S

Elevation

-87.583°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

665.12 km

Perigee altitude

464.448 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.921 km

Eccentricity

0.01445

Inclination

64.7686°

RAAN

232.2417°

Arg. of periapsis

196.1555°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

163.4931°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75172 °/min

Orbital period

95.96 mins

BSTAR

0.00031225

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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.
6 mins	2025-06-12 16:00:17.576Z	305.741° NW	2025-06-12 16:03:17.576Z	253.005° W	26.058°	2025-06-12 16:06:17.576Z	188.928° SSW
7 mins	2025-06-13 05:59:17.576Z	193.256° SSW	2025-06-13 06:02:17.576Z	96.322° ESE	41.46°	2025-06-13 06:06:17.576Z	38.627° NE
4 mins	2025-06-13 07:39:17.576Z	287.038° WNW	2025-06-13 07:41:17.576Z	318.11° NNW	17.204°	2025-06-13 07:43:17.576Z	348.404° N
5 mins	2025-06-13 14:23:17.576Z	2.737° NNE	2025-06-13 14:25:17.576Z	53.3° ENE	28°	2025-06-13 14:28:17.576Z	112.978° SE

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