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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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 CUTE-LASP
1 49263U 21088D   26093.68745033  .00112361  00000-0  89571-3 0  9996
2 49263  97.4203 187.3512 0003875 222.9594 137.1366 15.70811571250790

Epoch: 2026-04-03T16:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T16:29:55.708Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

107.85109°

Altitude

361.649 km

Speed

7.691 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 29m 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

14:02:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

356.084 km

Perigee altitude

350.867 km

Semi-major axis

6,731.612 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.4203°

RAAN

187.3512°

Arg. of periapsis

222.9594°

True anomaly

137.1668°

Mean anomaly

137.1366°

Eccentric anomaly

137.1517°

Mean motion

3.92975 °/min

Orbital period

91.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00089571

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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	2026-04-04 19:02:16.860Z	13.948° NNE	2026-04-04 19:05:16.860Z	177.407° S	41.211°	2026-04-04 19:07:16.860Z	189.917° SSW

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CUTE-LASP, 49263

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T16:29:55.708Z)

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