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CYGFM01, 41887

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CYGFM01, 41887 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 15 Dec 2016 UTC via a PEGASUS XL launch vehicle from the Pegasus Launch, Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS). 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

41887, 2016-078D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

SST-US

Mission

Extended mission Civil Science

Bus & Motor

CYGNSS, Unknown motor

Mass

29 kg wet, 29 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-12-15 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PEGASUS XL

Launch site

Pegasus Launch, Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Half Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.450 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 CYGFM01
1 41887U 16078D   25241.76484513  .00020283  00000-0  44639-3 0  9996
2 41887  34.9443  13.1503 0008812 272.5057  87.4654 15.42992870483452

Epoch: 2025-08-29T18:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T18:21:22.619Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

119.59723°

Altitude

435.913 km

Speed

7.653 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 52m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:38:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

446.578 km

Perigee altitude

434.561 km

Semi-major axis

6,818.706 km

Eccentricity

0.00088

Inclination

34.9443°

RAAN

13.1503°

Arg. of periapsis

272.5057°

True anomaly

87.56628°

Mean anomaly

87.4654°

Eccentric anomaly

87.51584°

Mean motion

3.8547 °/min

Orbital period

93.39 mins

BSTAR

0.00044639

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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2016 (2016-12-15 UTC)

CYGFM06, 41889 (Decayed)

CYGFM07, 41890

CYGFM03, 41891

PEGASUS R/B, 41892

CYGFM01 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	2025-08-31 12:32:16.109Z	210.678° SW	2025-08-31 12:34:16.109Z	172.397° S	20.003°	2025-08-31 12:37:16.109Z	112.4° ESE
4 mins	2025-08-31 14:11:16.109Z	224.308° SW	2025-08-31 14:12:16.109Z	195.064° SSW	29.123°	2025-08-31 14:15:16.109Z	115.714° SE
4 mins	2025-08-31 15:49:16.109Z	232.72° WSW	2025-08-31 15:51:16.109Z	178.419° S	23.183°	2025-08-31 15:53:16.109Z	139.521° SSE