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CUTE-LASP, 49263

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CUTE-LASP, 49263 is a payload satellite owned by Colorado (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
49263, 2021-088D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Colorado
Mission
Operational Amateur Astronomy
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 + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.126 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 CUTE-LASP
1 49263U 21088D   25122.95271808  .00022035  00000-0  45988-3 0  9994
2 49263  97.4517 198.1548 0008277  29.6848 330.4869 15.45518369198611
Epoch: 2025-05-02T22:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T22:51:54.842Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-5.92565°
Altitude
428.075 km
Speed
7.657 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 12m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-49.81967°
Longitude
3.72296°
Altitude
447.875 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 26m 43s
Apparent Declination
-44° 59' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:04:39
Azimuth
216.835° SW
Elevation
-83.493°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
432.422 km
Perigee altitude
421.157 km
Semi-major axis
6,804.926 km
Eccentricity
0.0008277
Inclination
97.4517°
RAAN
198.1548°
Arg. of periapsis
29.6848°
True anomaly
330.44013°
Mean anomaly
330.4869°
Eccentric anomaly
330.46352°
Mean motion
3.86641 °/min
BSTAR
0.00045988
Orbital period
93.11 mins
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6 mins2025-05-03 18:03:41.941Z2.413° NNE2025-05-03 18:06:41.941Z280.935° WNW39.693°2025-05-03 18:09:41.941Z206.32° SW
4 mins2025-05-04 04:32:41.941Z116.968° SE2025-05-04 04:33:41.941Z88.023° E26.342°2025-05-04 04:36:41.941Z11.476° NNE
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