KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 is a payload satellite owned by Kepler Comms (CA) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 UTC via a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS) details
| NORAD ID | 51057 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | KEPLER/UTIAS |
| Bus | Cubesat 6U |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 15 kg wet, 15 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -71.89035° |
| Longitude | -90.36929° |
| Altitude | 489.585 km |
| Speed | 7.621 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 55m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | -61° 54' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:23:53 |
| Azimuth | 156.018° SSE |
| Elevation | -64.286° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 466.315 km |
| Perigee | 459.674 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,841.131 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004854 |
| Inclination | 97.3889° |
| RAAN | 277.474° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 230.5289° |
| True anomaly | 129.59527° |
| Mean anomaly | 129.5524° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 129.57384° |
| Mean motion | 3.83576 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00055941 |
| Period | 93.85 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T14:42:23.035Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | 112.09243° |
| Altitude | 471.273 km |
| Speed | 7.629 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 29m 53s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS)
1 51057U 22002CB 24208.61276662 .00017936 00000-0 55941-3 0 9999
2 51057 97.3889 277.4740 0004854 230.5289 129.5524 15.33275720140597Epoch: 2024-07-26T14:42Z
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KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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