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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
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
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, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.075 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OPTICUBE 04
1 41851U 16067D   25193.08242804  .00001825  00000-0  12495-3 0  9997
2 41851  98.0927  22.5452 0016339 181.6471 178.4704 15.07383565473891
Epoch: 2025-07-12T01:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T01:58:41.782Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
62.64601°
Altitude
558.56 km
Speed
7.576 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 30m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
29.91028°
Longitude
58.40446°
Altitude
557.84 km
Speed
7.58 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 24m 36s
Apparent Declination
-17° 24' 04"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:02:15
Azimuth
119.039° SE
Elevation
6.349°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
552.517 km
Perigee altitude
529.906 km
Semi-major axis
6,919.349 km
Eccentricity
0.00163
Inclination
98.0927°
RAAN
22.5452°
Arg. of periapsis
181.6471°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
178.4704°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.7709 °/min
Orbital period
95.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00012495
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OPTICUBE 04 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-07-12 11:41:14.410Z110.114° ESE2025-07-12 11:44:14.410Z60.023° ENE17.186°2025-07-12 11:46:14.410Z27.359° NE
5 mins2025-07-12 13:16:14.410Z213.909° SW2025-07-12 13:18:14.410Z263.1° W27.749°2025-07-12 13:21:14.410Z322.469° NNW
5 mins2025-07-13 00:52:14.410Z51.046° ENE2025-07-13 00:54:14.410Z92.618° ESE23.163°2025-07-13 00:57:14.410Z150.473° SSE
4 mins2025-07-13 02:27:14.410Z323.985° NNW2025-07-13 02:29:14.410Z281.972° WNW19.382°2025-07-13 02:31:14.410Z247.44° WSW
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