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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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 CELTEE 1
1 41850U 16067C   26123.88698130  .00005699  00000-0  27406-3 0  9996
2 41850  98.0727 347.4350 0002159  69.3966 290.7498 15.19247903519156

Epoch: 2026-05-03T21:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T21:17:15.184Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

166.33765°

Altitude

510.655 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 09m 44s

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

10:26:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

506.595 km

Perigee altitude

503.623 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.246 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

98.0727°

RAAN

347.435°

Arg. of periapsis

69.3966°

True anomaly

290.72666°

Mean anomaly

290.7498°

Eccentric anomaly

290.73823°

Mean motion

3.80061 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00027406

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

RAVAN, 41849

PROMETHEUS 2-3, 41855 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 8D, 41852

AEROCUBE 8C, 41853

OPTICUBE 04, 41851

PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854 (Decayed)

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 41856

WORLDVIEW 4, 41848 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-05-04 04:10:50.246Z	350.355° N	2026-05-04 04:12:50.246Z	298.35° NW	34.379°	2026-05-04 04:15:50.246Z	218.878° SW
6 mins	2026-05-04 14:48:50.246Z	159.682° S	2026-05-04 14:50:50.246Z	131.51° SE	42.948°	2026-05-04 14:54:50.246Z	350.224° N

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CELTEE 1, 41850

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T21:17:15.184Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CELTEE 1 Visibility forecast

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