PROPCUBE 3, 40973
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PROPCUBE 3, 40973 is a payload satellite owned by USN PGS (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). 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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PROPCUBE 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 22 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Tyvak NSS |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Technology |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 1 kg wet, 1 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 PROPCUBE 3
1 40973U 15058K 24360.56452883 .00013952 00000-0 11358-2 0 9998
2 40973 64.7694 128.6823 0180549 249.5517 108.6129 14.87834795 34461Epoch: 2024-12-25T13:32Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T13:32:55.29Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | -169.10453° |
| Altitude | 648.976 km |
| Speed | 7.511 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 34m 43s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 15.98161° |
| Longitude | 0.38333° |
| Altitude | 597.017 km |
| Speed | 7.568 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 01m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | -11° 13' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:37:11 |
| Azimuth | 43.023° NE |
| Elevation | -54.363° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 729.32 km |
| Perigee altitude | 477.223 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,981.408 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0180549 |
| Inclination | 64.7694° |
| RAAN | 128.6823° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 249.5517° |
| True anomaly | 110.55923° |
| Mean anomaly | 108.6129° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 109.58751° |
| Mean motion | 3.72073 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011358 |
| Orbital period | 96.76 mins |
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PROPCUBE 3 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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| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 12:21:52.398Z | 291.999° WNW | 2024-12-26 12:23:52.398Z | 315.85° NNW | 13.674° | 2024-12-26 12:26:52.398Z | 352.453° N |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 19:08:52.398Z | 335.778° NNW | 2024-12-26 19:11:52.398Z | 37.772° NE | 43.071° | 2024-12-26 19:15:52.398Z | 139.57° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 09:14:52.398Z | 148.922° SSE | 2024-12-27 09:16:52.398Z | 116.963° SE | 22.482° | 2024-12-27 09:20:52.398Z | 60.124° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 10:52:52.398Z | 240.831° WSW | 2024-12-27 10:56:52.398Z | 317.892° NNW | 34.408° | 2024-12-27 11:00:52.398Z | 17.588° NNE |
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