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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
21 hours 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 21 hours ago
0 KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS)
1 51057U 22002CB  25129.09852753  .00078971  00000-0  78672-3 0  9997
2 51057  97.3368 208.4279 0000478 109.2077 250.9234 15.65435500184858
Epoch: 2025-05-09T02:21Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T02:21:52.778Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-54.20154°
Altitude
375.246 km
Speed
7.684 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 53m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-60.78996°
Longitude
113.47044°
Altitude
395.3 km
Speed
7.671 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 39m 12s
Apparent Declination
-57° 57' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:31:45
Azimuth
217.792° SW
Elevation
-62.81°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
369.212 km
Perigee altitude
368.567 km
Semi-major axis
6,747.026 km
Eccentricity
0.0000478
Inclination
97.3368°
RAAN
208.4279°
Arg. of periapsis
109.2077°
True anomaly
250.91822°
Mean anomaly
250.9234°
Eccentric anomaly
250.92081°
Mean motion
3.91629 °/min
BSTAR
0.00078672
Orbital period
91.92 mins
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