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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Cesium
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 3 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.150 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 CS2
1 49262U 21088C 25348.14886842 .00016242 00000-0 55908-3 0 9990
2 49262 97.4104 48.8112 0011781 29.3794 330.8107 15.30063782232167Epoch: 2025-12-14T03:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T03:34:22.231Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-87.84737°
Altitude
471.677 km
Speed
7.634 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 15m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:31:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
480.645 km
Perigee altitude
464.504 km
Semi-major axis
6,850.711 km
Eccentricity
0.00118
Inclination
97.4104°
RAAN
48.8112°
Arg. of periapsis
29.3794°
True anomaly
330.74478°
Mean anomaly
330.8107°
Eccentric anomaly
330.77775°
Mean motion
3.82772 °/min
Orbital period
94.05 mins
BSTAR
0.00055908
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Other satellites on launch #88 in the year 2021 (2021-09-27 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CS2 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-12-15 04:49:50.334Z | 219.288° SW | 2025-12-15 04:51:50.334Z | 279.581° WNW | 25.611° | 2025-12-15 04:53:50.334Z | 320.316° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-15 17:48:50.334Z | 326.891° NNW | 2025-12-15 17:50:50.334Z | 277.054° WNW | 21.615° | 2025-12-15 17:52:50.334Z | 238.97° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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