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OPTICUBE 04, 41851

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPTICUBE 04, 41851 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

41851, 2016-067D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

Cal Poly

Mission

Operational Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 2U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 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

0.075 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPTICUBE 04
1 41851U 16067D   25239.47930936  .00003460  00000-0  23111-3 0  9995
2 41851  98.0930  71.3406 0017002  33.8206 326.4101 15.07623690480887

Epoch: 2025-08-27T11:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-27T11:30:12.328Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-77.16683°

Altitude

536.718 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 45m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

16:40:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

552.24 km

Perigee altitude

528.714 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.614 km

Eccentricity

0.0017

Inclination

98.093°

RAAN

71.3406°

Arg. of periapsis

33.8206°

True anomaly

326.30212°

Mean anomaly

326.4101°

Eccentric anomaly

326.35613°

Mean motion

3.7715 °/min

Orbital period

95.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00023111

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OPTICUBE 04 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 02:23:59.819Z	346.148° N	2025-08-28 02:26:59.819Z	282.756° WNW	26.839°	2025-08-28 02:29:59.819Z	229.054° WSW
6 mins	2025-08-28 13:06:59.819Z	182.7° SSW	2025-08-28 13:09:59.819Z	268.053° W	39.914°	2025-08-28 13:12:59.819Z	336.35° NNW