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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

Country

Related business

University of Colorado, Boulder (US)

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 (5 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.126 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 CUTE-LASP
1 49263U 21088D   26171.26453892  .00137923  93909-5  37887-3 0  9995
2 49263  97.4181 270.8579 0007619 223.6442 136.4230 15.93975753263048

Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:20:56.162Z)

Latitude

-0.00014°

Longitude

-92.85774°

Altitude

298.043 km

Speed

7.727 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 03m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:34:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

293.117 km

Perigee altitude

282.959 km

Semi-major axis

6,666.175 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.4181°

RAAN

270.8579°

Arg. of periapsis

223.6442°

True anomaly

136.48314°

Mean anomaly

136.423°

Eccentric anomaly

136.45308°

Mean motion

3.98775 °/min

Orbital period

90.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00037887

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CUTE-LASP, 49263

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:20:56.162Z)

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