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CS2, 49262

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CS2, 49262 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
49262, 2021-088C
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 CS2
1 49262U 21088C   25123.13389855  .00019265  00000-0  80702-3 0  9990
2 49262  97.4360 185.2246 0014609  98.3943 261.8950 15.23478473197842
Epoch: 2025-05-03T03:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T03:12:48.834Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-84.25938°
Altitude
499.883 km
Speed
7.614 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 20m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-5.59854°
Longitude
95.63076°
Altitude
499.137 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 38m 00s
Apparent Declination
-56° 17' 56"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:59:45
Azimuth
212.7° SW
Elevation
-20.912°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
502.358 km
Perigee altitude
482.284 km
Semi-major axis
6,870.458 km
Eccentricity
0.0014609
Inclination
97.436°
RAAN
185.2246°
Arg. of periapsis
98.3943°
True anomaly
261.72931°
Mean anomaly
261.895°
Eccentric anomaly
261.81215°
Mean motion
3.81123 °/min
BSTAR
0.00080702
Orbital period
94.46 mins
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5 mins2025-05-04 04:34:38.933Z206.275° SW2025-05-04 04:36:38.933Z272.221° WNW31.964°2025-05-04 04:39:38.933Z331.244° NNW
4 mins2025-05-04 17:37:38.933Z320.858° NNW2025-05-04 17:38:38.933Z293.243° NW24.749°2025-05-04 17:41:38.933Z231.085° WSW
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