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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 (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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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 CUTE-LASP
1 49263U 21088D   25348.18737839  .00028630  00000-0  37298-3 0  9992
2 49263  97.4345  71.1007 0004415 264.2154  95.8599 15.58691122233522

Epoch: 2025-12-14T04:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T04:29:49.492Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-79.45941°

Altitude

394.892 km

Speed

7.673 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 44m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

22:32:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

391.347 km

Perigee altitude

385.372 km

Semi-major axis

6,766.497 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.4345°

RAAN

71.1007°

Arg. of periapsis

264.2154°

True anomaly

95.91022°

Mean anomaly

95.8599°

Eccentric anomaly

95.88506°

Mean motion

3.8994 °/min

Orbital period

92.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00037298

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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.
4 mins	2025-12-15 05:17:41.203Z	128.184° SE	2025-12-15 05:19:41.203Z	69.952° E	26.862°	2025-12-15 05:21:41.203Z	15.996° NNE

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CUTE-LASP, 49263

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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