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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
3 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
BU
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, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 CUPID
1 49264U 21088E   25123.61386345  .00011725  00000-0  56419-3 0  9997
2 49264  97.4408 185.3218 0015606  65.6675 294.6187 15.18825971197876
Epoch: 2025-05-03T14:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T14:43:57.802Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
102.57736°
Altitude
508.011 km
Speed
7.612 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 21m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
37.54526°
Longitude
96.98477°
Altitude
505.098 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 51m 42s
Apparent Declination
0° 35' 02"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:50:42
Azimuth
22.06° NNE
Elevation
-47.318°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
517.1 km
Perigee altitude
495.613 km
Semi-major axis
6,884.494 km
Eccentricity
0.0015606
Inclination
97.4408°
RAAN
185.3218°
Arg. of periapsis
65.6675°
True anomaly
294.45599°
Mean anomaly
294.6187°
Eccentric anomaly
294.53736°
Mean motion
3.79958 °/min
BSTAR
0.00056419
Orbital period
94.75 mins
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CUPID Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-05-04 03:31:37.308Z125.226° SE2025-05-04 03:33:37.308Z83.124° E25.804°2025-05-04 03:36:37.308Z15.013° NNE
5 mins2025-05-04 16:36:37.308Z34.643° NE2025-05-04 16:38:37.308Z91.245° ESE35.457°2025-05-04 16:41:37.308Z169.795° S
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