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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

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

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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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CELTEE 1
1 41850U 16067C   25192.80179849  .00002791  00000-0  15401-3 0  9996
2 41850  98.1043  31.4779 0001092  45.9667 314.1653 15.14884158474266

Epoch: 2025-07-11T19:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T19:14:35.389Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

172.88194°

Altitude

523.868 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 05m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-74.95513°

Longitude

-38.22913°

Altitude

549.2 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 16m 45s

Apparent Declination

-58° 12' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:00:23

Azimuth

186.81° SSW

Elevation

-71.518°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

519.087 km

Perigee altitude

517.581 km

Semi-major axis

6,896.471 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

98.1043°

RAAN

31.4779°

Arg. of periapsis

45.9667°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

314.1653°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.78968 °/min

Orbital period

94.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00015401

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PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854

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ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 41856

CELTEE 1 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-12 12:48:32.596Z	140.044° SSE	2025-07-12 12:51:32.596Z	86.278° E	31.316°	2025-07-12 12:54:32.596Z	9.192° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-13 01:56:32.596Z	29.227° NE	2025-07-13 01:58:32.596Z	82.12° E	38.948°	2025-07-13 02:01:32.596Z	175.861° S

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