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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

49264, 2021-088E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Boston University (US)

Manufacturer

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 CUPID
1 49264U 21088E   25214.16726197  .00007754  00000-0  36247-3 0  9995
2 49264  97.4354 274.5329 0015529 104.7028 255.5929 15.19951182211626

Epoch: 2025-08-02T04:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-02T04:00:51.434Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-96.68872°

Altitude

511.754 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 18m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

27.29984°

Longitude

-99.9409°

Altitude

506.677 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 59m 12s

Apparent Declination

-5° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:07:10

Azimuth

28.133° NE

Elevation

-51.873°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

513.641 km

Perigee altitude

492.27 km

Semi-major axis

6,881.092 km

Eccentricity

0.00155

Inclination

97.4354°

RAAN

274.5329°

Arg. of periapsis

104.7028°

True anomaly

255.42063°

Mean anomaly

255.5929°

Eccentric anomaly

255.50676°

Mean motion

3.80239 °/min

Orbital period

94.68 mins

BSTAR

0.00036247

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

CUPID 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.
6 mins	2025-08-03 03:50:16.183Z	151.574° SSE	2025-08-03 03:53:16.183Z	99.627° ESE	37.864°	2025-08-03 03:56:16.183Z	1.668° NNE
5 mins	2025-08-03 16:56:16.183Z	14.751° NNE	2025-08-03 16:58:16.183Z	178.495° S	43.648°	2025-08-03 17:01:16.183Z	191.381° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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