PROMETHEUS 2-3, 41855
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PROMETHEUS 2-3, 41855 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LANL
Mission
Operational 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: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 PROMETHEUS 2-3
1 41855U 16067H 25308.61645629 .00248895 00000-0 14727-2 0 9999
2 41855 98.0361 180.4070 0006401 82.5328 277.6663 15.77369703493451Epoch: 2025-11-04T14:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T14:47:41.823Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-85.61818°
Altitude
340.474 km
Speed
7.705 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 01m 37s
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
20:37:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
339.112 km
Perigee altitude
330.518 km
Semi-major axis
6,712.952 km
Eccentricity
0.00064
Inclination
98.0361°
RAAN
180.407°
Arg. of periapsis
82.5328°
True anomaly
277.5936°
Mean anomaly
277.6663°
Eccentric anomaly
277.62995°
Mean motion
3.94614 °/min
Orbital period
91.23 mins
BSTAR
0.0014727
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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 2-3 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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