KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 was a payload satellite owned by Kepler Comms (CA) in LEO 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CARelated business
Manufacturer
KEPLER/UTIAS
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
15 kg wet, 15 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.196 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 months ago
TLE from 3 months ago
0 KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS)
1 51057U 22002CB 25266.33121585 .07129035 24333-5 14201-2 0 9990
2 51057 97.2852 354.2913 0012151 256.9137 103.0802 16.31317278206521Epoch: 2025-09-23T07:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-23T07:56:57.049Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-127.36898°
Altitude
194.061 km
Speed
7.789 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 37m 09s
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
00:00:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
193.792 km
Perigee altitude
177.84 km
Semi-major axis
6,563.953 km
Eccentricity
0.00122
Inclination
97.2852°
RAAN
354.2913°
Arg. of periapsis
256.9137°
True anomaly
103.21578°
Mean anomaly
103.0802°
Eccentric anomaly
103.148°
Mean motion
4.08127 °/min
Orbital period
88.21 mins
BSTAR
0.0014201
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2022 (2022-01-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS) Visibility
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