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KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 is a payload satellite owned by Kepler Comms (CA) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

51057, 2022-002CB

Orbit

SSO

Country

CA

Related business

Kepler Communications Inc. (CA)

Manufacturer

KEPLER/UTIAS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, 15 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-01-13 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.196 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS)
1 51057U 22002CB  25256.75742454  .00462792  96562-4  83577-3 0  9997
2 51057  97.3012 343.7107 0005720 167.5015 192.6407 16.01561007204985

Epoch: 2025-09-13T18:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T18:10:41.48Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

78.05167°

Altitude

277.01 km

Speed

7.739 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 54m 50s

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

21:42:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

270.75 km

Perigee altitude

263.148 km

Semi-major axis

6,645.086 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

97.3012°

RAAN

343.7107°

Arg. of periapsis

167.5015°

True anomaly

192.62637°

Mean anomaly

192.6407°

Eccentric anomaly

192.63353°

Mean motion

4.00675 °/min

Orbital period

89.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00083577

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2022 (2022-01-13 UTC)

FOSSASAT2E2, 50984 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X16, 51008 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 37, 51009 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 15, 51010 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 29, 51011 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 27, 51012 (Decayed)

TEVEL 1, 51013 (Decayed)

SATLLA-2B, 51014 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 12, 51015 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 25, 51016 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 1, 51017 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 42, 51018 (Decayed)

OBJECT AM, 51019 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 16, 51020 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 RAMONAMAE, 51021 (Decayed)

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Check out KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 on other resources

View KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 on Heavens-Above

View KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 on Keep Track

View KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 on Celestrak

View KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 on Gunter's Space Page

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