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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
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
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 (3 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, 1.08 m
Radar Cross Section
0.196 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS)
1 51057U 22002CB  25119.18508489  .00081889  00000-0  87553-3 0  9990
2 51057  97.3379 198.1137 0001751  54.9490 305.1933 15.63627878183305
Epoch: 2025-04-29T04:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T04:26:31.334Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-85.90524°
Altitude
379.657 km
Speed
7.682 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 12m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
61.51637°
Longitude
-98.28146°
Altitude
385.999 km
Speed
7.685 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 56m 23s
Apparent Declination
19° 40' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:27:10
Azimuth
322.318° NNW
Elevation
-21.007°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
375.275 km
Perigee altitude
372.911 km
Semi-major axis
6,752.23 km
Eccentricity
0.0001751
Inclination
97.3379°
RAAN
198.1137°
Arg. of periapsis
54.949°
True anomaly
305.1769°
Mean anomaly
305.1933°
Eccentric anomaly
305.1851°
Mean motion
3.91176 °/min
BSTAR
0.00087553
Orbital period
92.03 mins
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KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS) Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-04-30 17:51:15.569Z24.202° NE2025-04-30 17:54:15.569Z126.809° SE35.457°2025-04-30 17:56:15.569Z173.992° S
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