ARC-1, 40969
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARC-1, 40969 is a payload satellite owned by Alaska (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Alaska
Mission
Non-operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 ARC-1
1 40969U 15058F 25184.72599149 .00013938 00000-0 58920-3 0 9994
2 40969 64.7708 192.8258 0079929 185.1656 174.8656 15.20561286 63614Epoch: 2025-07-03T17:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T17:25:25.664Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
9.48024°
Altitude
560.978 km
Speed
7.551 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 51m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
27.03668°
Longitude
174.48644°
Altitude
461.375 km
Speed
7.664 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 42m 54s
Apparent Declination
-5° 15' 16"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:47:25
Azimuth
26.967° NE
Elevation
-52.417°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
ARC-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-07-04 03:03:31.928Z | 242.508° WSW | 2025-07-04 03:06:31.928Z | 298.662° NW | 30.526° | 2025-07-04 03:09:31.928Z | 8.703° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-04 11:20:31.928Z | 324.611° NNW | 2025-07-04 11:22:31.928Z | 305.973° NW | 42.244° | 2025-07-04 11:25:31.928Z | 154.088° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-05 01:08:31.928Z | 140.254° SSE | 2025-07-05 01:10:31.928Z | 103.85° ESE | 17.251° | 2025-07-05 01:12:31.928Z | 72.004° E |
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