CUPID, 49264
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CUPID, 49264 is a payload satellite owned by BU (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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
BU
Mission
Operational Amateur Astronomy
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 CUPID
1 49264U 21088E 26098.13638551 .00006897 00000-0 27851-3 0 9997
2 49264 97.3928 160.1783 0011110 316.2552 43.7805 15.25033751249508Epoch: 2026-04-08T03:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T03:16:23.708Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-85.32357°
Altitude
488.275 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 40m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:22:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
495.271 km
Perigee altitude
480.015 km
Semi-major axis
6,865.78 km
Eccentricity
0.00111
Inclination
97.3928°
RAAN
160.1783°
Arg. of periapsis
316.2552°
True anomaly
43.86867°
Mean anomaly
43.7805°
Eccentric anomaly
43.82458°
Mean motion
3.81512 °/min
Orbital period
94.36 mins
BSTAR
0.00027851
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Other satellites on launch #88 in the year 2021 (2021-09-27 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-04-08 16:26:44.330Z | 39.172° NE | 2026-04-08 16:28:44.330Z | 80.916° E | 27.717° | 2026-04-08 16:31:44.330Z | 156.716° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-09 04:36:44.330Z | 210.545° SW | 2026-04-09 04:38:44.330Z | 274.466° WNW | 30.126° | 2026-04-09 04:41:44.330Z | 330.206° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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