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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

41855, 2016-067H

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

18 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 (8 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 18 hours ago

0 PROMETHEUS 2-3
1 41855U 16067H   25128.53306615  .00044856  00000-0  92946-3 0  9990
2 41855  98.0759 337.3850 0005147  28.9132 331.2399 15.45607260465454

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:47Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:47:36.915Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-81.12101°

Altitude

429.627 km

Speed

7.655 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 29m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-71.60969°

Longitude

74.60782°

Altitude

458.318 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 40m 16s

Apparent Declination

-62° 30' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:07:34

Azimuth

204.006° SW

Elevation

-63.472°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

430.059 km

Perigee altitude

423.054 km

Semi-major axis

6,804.693 km

Eccentricity

0.0005147

Inclination

98.0759°

RAAN

337.385°

Arg. of periapsis

28.9132°

True anomaly

331.21151°

Mean anomaly

331.2399°

Eccentric anomaly

331.2257°

Mean motion

3.86661 °/min

BSTAR

0.00092946

Orbital period

93.1 mins

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PROMETHEUS 2-3 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-05-09 13:46:38.885Z	158.693° S	2025-05-09 13:49:38.885Z	85.256° E	43.016°	2025-05-09 13:52:38.885Z	352.707° N
4 mins	2025-05-10 02:39:38.885Z	29.733° NE	2025-05-10 02:41:38.885Z	144.86° SSE	38.564°	2025-05-10 02:43:38.885Z	180.569° SSW

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