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CS1, 49261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CS1, 49261 is a payload satellite owned by Cesium (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 27 Sep 2021 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
49261, 2021-088B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Cesium
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2021-09-27 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS V 401
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 3 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.150 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 CS1
1 49261U 21088B   25123.13387121  .00017830  00000-0  76380-3 0  9996
2 49261  97.4311 183.7866 0017525  93.6432 266.6809 15.22694047197795
Epoch: 2025-05-03T03:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T03:12:46.472Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-85.68753°
Altitude
501.531 km
Speed
7.613 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 15m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
40.97488°
Longitude
101.39075°
Altitude
495.449 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 02m 47s
Apparent Declination
16° 00' 41"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:47:51
Azimuth
280.131° WNW
Elevation
13.003°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
506.726 km
Perigee altitude
482.637 km
Semi-major axis
6,872.819 km
Eccentricity
0.0017525
Inclination
97.4311°
RAAN
183.7866°
Arg. of periapsis
93.6432°
True anomaly
266.48044°
Mean anomaly
266.6809°
Eccentric anomaly
266.58067°
Mean motion
3.80926 °/min
BSTAR
0.0007638
Orbital period
94.51 mins
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4 mins2025-05-04 04:35:46.181Z221.646° SW2025-05-04 04:36:46.181Z250.188° W27.596°2025-05-04 04:39:46.181Z322.685° NNW
4 mins2025-05-04 16:04:46.181Z64.474° ENE2025-05-04 16:05:46.181Z85.098° E18.173°2025-05-04 16:08:46.181Z141.972° SSE
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