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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

14 hours ago

Origin

Cesium Astro, Inc. (US)

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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.150 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 CS2
1 49262U 21088C   25214.17649288  .00012754  00000-0  50748-3 0  9997
2 49262  97.4302 275.5513 0013718 133.0648 227.1741 15.25314426211712

Epoch: 2025-08-02T04:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-02T04:14:08.984Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-99.00255°

Altitude

499.351 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 22m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.63398°

Longitude

-97.55326°

Altitude

500.937 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 09m 50s

Apparent Declination

-22° 59' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:08:31

Azimuth

40.606° NE

Elevation

-69.01°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

496.219 km

Perigee altitude

477.384 km

Semi-major axis

6,864.938 km

Eccentricity

0.00137

Inclination

97.4302°

RAAN

275.5513°

Arg. of periapsis

133.0648°

True anomaly

227.05894°

Mean anomaly

227.1741°

Eccentric anomaly

227.11651°

Mean motion

3.81582 °/min

Orbital period

94.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00050748

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Other satellites on launch #88 in the year 2021 (2021-09-27 UTC)

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.
6 mins	2025-08-03 03:58:36.290Z	155.177° SSE	2025-08-03 04:01:36.290Z	98.247° ESE	40.655°	2025-08-03 04:04:36.290Z	357.768° N
5 mins	2025-08-03 17:01:36.290Z	12.464° NNE	2025-08-03 17:03:36.290Z	188.845° SSW	44.703°	2025-08-03 17:06:36.290Z	192.768° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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