CHUBUSAT 2, 41338
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHUBUSAT 2, 41338 is a payload satellite owned by Nagoya (JP) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 17 Feb 2016 UTC via an H-IIA 202 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). 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
Orbit
Country
JP / JPNRelated business
Manufacturer
Nagoya
Mission
Non-operational Amateur Science
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
50 kg wet, 50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.480 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 CHUBUSAT 2
1 41338U 16012B 25307.82573817 .00007430 00000-0 35415-3 0 9992
2 41338 30.9996 357.0686 0009225 296.7738 63.1958 15.17657380534111Epoch: 2025-11-03T19:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T19:49:03.777Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
16.48125°
Altitude
508.566 km
Speed
7.614 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 48m 16s
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
02:40:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
523.137 km
Perigee altitude
510.416 km
Semi-major axis
6,894.914 km
Eccentricity
0.00092
Inclination
30.9996°
RAAN
357.0686°
Arg. of periapsis
296.7738°
True anomaly
63.2902°
Mean anomaly
63.1958°
Eccentric anomaly
63.243°
Mean motion
3.79097 °/min
Orbital period
94.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00035415
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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2016 (2016-02-17 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.CHUBUSAT 2 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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| 4 mins | 2025-11-04 08:46:04.456Z | 205.986° SW | 2025-11-04 08:48:04.456Z | 166.422° S | 19.143° | 2025-11-04 08:50:04.456Z | 131.605° SE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-04 10:26:04.456Z | 218.09° SW | 2025-11-04 10:28:04.456Z | 177.784° S | 19.09° | 2025-11-04 10:30:04.456Z | 144.048° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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