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TUBIN, 48900

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TUBIN, 48900 is a payload satellite owned by TUB (DE) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

48900, 2021-059X

Orbit

LEO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Technical University of Berlin (DE)

Manufacturer

TUB

Mission

Decayed Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

TUBIX20, Unknown motor

Mass

17 kg wet, 17 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-06-30 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.203 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 TUBIN
1 48900U 21059X   25349.78845228  .07315651  27141-5  56139-3 0  9990
2 48900  97.6553 178.8839 0007270 265.1302  94.9166 16.40417761249824

Epoch: 2025-12-15T18:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T18:55:22.276Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

170.3591°

Altitude

168.347 km

Speed

7.805 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 55m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:50:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

166.264 km

Perigee altitude

156.756 km

Semi-major axis

6,539.647 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

97.6553°

RAAN

178.8839°

Arg. of periapsis

265.1302°

True anomaly

94.9996°

Mean anomaly

94.9166°

Eccentric anomaly

94.9581°

Mean motion

4.10404 °/min

Orbital period

87.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00056139

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)

NAPA-2, 48963

ICEYE-X11, 48918

YAM-2, 48911 (Decayed)

ION SCV-003, 48912 (Decayed)

PACE-1, 48909

SPACEBEE-88, 48935 (Decayed)

DEMO8(TENZING), 48951

STARLINK-3005, 48881

SPACEBEE-95, 48945 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-96, 48934 (Decayed)

SPACEBEENZ-8, 48891 (Decayed)

W-CUBE, 48965 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0205, 48960

ASTROCAST-0203, 48955

DEMO9(AURORA), 48956 (Decayed)

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TUBIN, 48900

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T18:55:22.276Z)

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)

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