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TUBIN, 48900

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TUBIN, 48900 is a payload satellite owned by TUB (DE) in SSO 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

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Technical University of Berlin (DE)

Manufacturer

TUB

Mission

Operational 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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 TUBIN
1 48900U 21059X   25308.59129787  .00174850  00000-0  79794-3 0  9998
2 48900  97.6691 131.8237 0001627  30.1789 329.9573 15.83309061243249

Epoch: 2025-11-04T14:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T14:11:28.135Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-125.11965°

Altitude

323.314 km

Speed

7.715 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 47m 17s

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

19:53:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

319.073 km

Perigee altitude

316.895 km

Semi-major axis

6,696.121 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

97.6691°

RAAN

131.8237°

Arg. of periapsis

30.1789°

True anomaly

329.94796°

Mean anomaly

329.9573°

Eccentric anomaly

329.95263°

Mean motion

3.96103 °/min

Orbital period

90.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00079794

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

HAWK-3C, 48948

ION SCV-003, 48912 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X12, 48914 (Decayed)

TROPICS PATHFINDER, 48901 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 JOHN-TREIRES, 48925 (Decayed)

AYAN-21, 48944 (Decayed)

TYVAK-0173, 48892

SHANNON, 48938 (Decayed)

NAPA-2, 48963

MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908

SHERPA-FX2/TAGSAT-2, 48958

SPACEBEE-107, 48894 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-108, 48895 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0204, 48952 (Decayed)

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TUBIN 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	2025-11-05 01:21:48.626Z	4.658° NNE	2025-11-05 01:23:48.626Z	263.03° W	42.312°	2025-11-05 01:25:48.626Z	201.843° SSW

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TUBIN, 48900

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T14:11:28.135Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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