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CELTEE 1, 41850

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CELTEE 1, 41850 is a payload satellite owned by AFRL/RV (US) 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

41850, 2016-067C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

M42 Tech

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 CELTEE 1
1 41850U 16067C   25239.49418373  .00006306  00000-0  33833-3 0  9996
2 41850  98.1027  81.2315 0002003 122.2599 237.8826 15.15348050481339

Epoch: 2025-08-27T11:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-27T11:51:37.474Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-72.64538°

Altitude

523.72 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 24m 55s

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

16:42:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

518.306 km

Perigee altitude

515.544 km

Semi-major axis

6,895.062 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

98.1027°

RAAN

81.2315°

Arg. of periapsis

122.2599°

True anomaly

237.86316°

Mean anomaly

237.8826°

Eccentric anomaly

237.87288°

Mean motion

3.79084 °/min

Orbital period

94.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00033833

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

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PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854

PROMETHEUS 2-3, 41855

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 41856

CELTEE 1 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	2025-08-28 02:41:06.231Z	1.42° NNE	2025-08-28 02:44:06.231Z	281.415° WNW	39.756°	2025-08-28 02:47:06.231Z	209.623° SW
6 mins	2025-08-28 13:21:06.231Z	153.434° SSE	2025-08-28 13:24:06.231Z	43.857° NE	41.184°	2025-08-28 13:27:06.231Z	354.369° N