PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854 was a payload satellite owned by SOCOM (US) in LEO 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LANL
Mission
Decayed Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor
Mass
2 kg wet, 2 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 months ago
TLE from 2 months ago
0 PROMETHEUS 2-1
1 41854U 16067G 25337.81077914 .17008389 30870-5 38622-3 0 9992
2 41854 98.0134 216.0906 0003483 109.9703 250.1974 16.46534263498100Epoch: 2025-12-03T19:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-03T19:27:31.317Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-148.66612°
Altitude
152.49 km
Speed
7.814 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 24m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:04:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
147.578 km
Perigee altitude
143.034 km
Semi-major axis
6,523.443 km
Eccentricity
0.00035
Inclination
98.0134°
RAAN
216.0906°
Arg. of periapsis
109.9703°
True anomaly
250.15985°
Mean anomaly
250.1974°
Eccentric anomaly
250.17863°
Mean motion
4.11934 °/min
Orbital period
87.39 mins
BSTAR
0.00038622
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2016 (2016-11-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PROMETHEUS 2-1 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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