CYGNUS NG-21, 60378
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CYGNUS NG-21, 60378 is a payload satellite owned by NGIS (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 04 Aug 2024 UTC via an 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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CYGNUS NG-21 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NGIS SSG |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Unknown |
| Bus & Motor | EPCM, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 8,050 kg wet, 2,474 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 CYGNUS NG-21
1 60378U 24139A 24261.34829556 .00045896 00000-0 82847-3 0 9994
2 60378 51.6370 218.8743 0007439 1.2887 358.8120 15.49245889 6705Epoch: 2024-09-17T08:21Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T08:21:32.736Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 96.72368° |
| Altitude | 414.617 km |
| Speed | 7.666 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 35m 29s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 36.68948° |
| Longitude | -121.85503° |
| Altitude | 424.587 km |
| Speed | 7.66 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 00m 34s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 09' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:06:58 |
| Azimuth | 24.995° NE |
| Elevation | -47.457° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 424.496 km |
| Perigee | 414.382 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,797.576 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007439 |
| Inclination | 51.637° |
| RAAN | 218.8743° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 1.2887° |
| True anomaly | 358.81023° |
| Mean anomaly | 358.812° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 358.81112° |
| Mean motion | 3.87268 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00082847 |
| Period | 92.96 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #139 in the year 2024 (2024-08-04 UTC)
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CYGNUS NG-21 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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