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RAVAN, 41849

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RAVAN, 41849 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 11 Nov 2016 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

41849, 2016-067B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Johns Hopkins Univ. (US)

Manufacturer

Blue Canyon

Mission

Operational Civil Tech/EO-Sci

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-11-11 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 RAVAN
1 41849U 16067B   26033.59695588  .00037785  00000-0  84805-3 0  9993
2 41849  98.0104 268.7506 0007942 109.5725 250.6379 15.43262241506862

Epoch: 2026-02-02T14:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T14:19:36.988Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-78.94348°

Altitude

441.391 km

Speed

7.646 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 55m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:03:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

438.861 km

Perigee altitude

428.041 km

Semi-major axis

6,811.588 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

98.0104°

RAAN

268.7506°

Arg. of periapsis

109.5725°

True anomaly

250.55207°

Mean anomaly

250.6379°

Eccentric anomaly

250.59498°

Mean motion

3.86074 °/min

Orbital period

93.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00084805

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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2016 (2016-11-11 UTC)

PROMETHEUS 2-3, 41855 (Decayed)

OPTICUBE 04, 41851

CELTEE 1, 41850

PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854 (Decayed)

WORLDVIEW 4, 41848 (Decayed)

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 41856

AEROCUBE 8C, 41853

AEROCUBE 8D, 41852

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-03 04:53:07.032Z	353.162° N	2026-02-03 04:56:07.032Z	269.571° W	30.42°	2026-02-03 04:58:07.032Z	223.326° SW
5 mins	2026-02-03 15:22:07.032Z	145.861° SSE	2026-02-03 15:24:07.032Z	72.175° E	39.098°	2026-02-03 15:27:07.032Z	357.243° N

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RAVAN, 41849

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T14:19:36.988Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2016 (2016-11-11 UTC)

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