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CYGFM08, 41888

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CYGFM08, 41888 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

41888, 2016-078E

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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 CYGFM08
1 41888U 16078E   25242.02293826  .00020348  00000-0  43226-3 0  9995
2 41888  34.9476 355.5468 0010515 298.4442  61.5219 15.44018082483715

Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:33:01.865Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

8.82584°

Altitude

429.747 km

Speed

7.658 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 42m 11s

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

15:36:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

444.72 km

Perigee altitude

430.386 km

Semi-major axis

6,815.69 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

34.9476°

RAAN

355.5468°

Arg. of periapsis

298.4442°

True anomaly

61.62788°

Mean anomaly

61.5219°

Eccentric anomaly

61.57488°

Mean motion

3.85726 °/min

Orbital period

93.33 mins

BSTAR

0.00043226

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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

CYGFM08 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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 10:55:20.429Z	195.269° SSW	2025-08-31 10:57:20.429Z	159.35° S	14.934°	2025-08-31 10:59:20.429Z	122.762° SE
5 mins	2025-08-31 12:33:20.429Z	225.337° WSW	2025-08-31 12:35:20.429Z	171.053° S	27.885°	2025-08-31 12:38:20.429Z	108.882° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-31 14:11:20.429Z	240.914° WSW	2025-08-31 14:13:20.429Z	188.526° SSW	27.696°	2025-08-31 14:16:20.429Z	124.732° SE