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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

11 hours ago

Origin

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 (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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.126 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CUTE-LASP
1 49263U 21088D   25213.94656008  .00018609  00000-0  34090-3 0  9997
2 49263  97.4473 291.8230 0007744  53.4610 306.7352 15.49338978212688

Epoch: 2025-08-01T22:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-01T22:43:02.79Z)

Latitude

-0.00013°

Longitude

0.27161°

Altitude

418.641 km

Speed

7.662 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 27m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

81.27931°

Longitude

-57.18025°

Altitude

427.687 km

Speed

7.664 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 17m 48s

Apparent Declination

25° 35' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:40:35

Azimuth

350.822° N

Elevation

-23.919°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

420.848 km

Perigee altitude

410.326 km

Semi-major axis

6,793.724 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

97.4473°

RAAN

291.823°

Arg. of periapsis

53.461°

True anomaly

306.66404°

Mean anomaly

306.7352°

Eccentric anomaly

306.69963°

Mean motion

3.87598 °/min

Orbital period

92.88 mins

BSTAR

0.0003409

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

CUTE-LASP 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.
5 mins	2025-08-02 17:53:03.528Z	27.76° NE	2025-08-02 17:55:03.528Z	86.321° E	37.691°	2025-08-02 17:58:03.528Z	176.692° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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