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PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854 is a payload satellite owned by SOCOM (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

41854, 2016-067G

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

US Special Operations Command (US)

Manufacturer

LANL

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor

Mass

2 kg wet, 2 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 + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 PROMETHEUS 2-1
1 41854U 16067G   25192.56849873  .00034395  00000-0  59365-3 0  9996
2 41854  98.0730  49.7177 0007617 130.5654 229.6260 15.50915537475364

Epoch: 2025-07-11T13:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T13:38:38.29Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-84.66039°

Altitude

420.518 km

Speed

7.657 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 18m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.64014°

Longitude

104.10954°

Altitude

415.323 km

Speed

7.669 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 05m 28s

Apparent Declination

3° 53' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:16:24

Azimuth

323.652° NNW

Elevation

-39.537°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

416.178 km

Perigee altitude

405.835 km

Semi-major axis

6,789.144 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

98.073°

RAAN

49.7177°

Arg. of periapsis

130.5654°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

229.626°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8799 °/min

Orbital period

92.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00059365

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PROMETHEUS 2-1 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	2025-07-12 14:33:21.006Z	168.761° S	2025-07-12 14:35:21.006Z	192.871° SSW	44.397°	2025-07-12 14:38:21.006Z	345.835° N
5 mins	2025-07-13 03:22:21.006Z	17.882° NNE	2025-07-13 03:24:21.006Z	94.53° ESE	44.271°	2025-07-13 03:27:21.006Z	189.295° SSW

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