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). 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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Tyvak NSS
Mission
Operational Defense 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, Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 PROPCUBE 3
1 40973U 15058K 25296.13084257 .00004080 00000-0 34848-3 0 9998
2 40973 64.7683 272.0535 0137297 152.7426 208.0981 14.92064867 79404Epoch: 2025-10-23T03:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T03:08:24.798Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-166.84434°
Altitude
678.215 km
Speed
7.472 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 08m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:09:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
685.736 km
Perigee altitude
494.394 km
Semi-major axis
6,968.202 km
Eccentricity
0.01373
Inclination
64.7683°
RAAN
272.0535°
Arg. of periapsis
152.7426°
True anomaly
207.36818°
Mean anomaly
208.0981°
Eccentric anomaly
207.73204°
Mean motion
3.73132 °/min
Orbital period
96.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00034848
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PROPCUBE 3 Visibility forecast
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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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| 7 mins | 2025-10-24 00:11:39.121Z | 206.833° SW | 2025-10-24 00:15:39.121Z | 59.401° ENE | 43.83° | 2025-10-24 00:18:39.121Z | 34.336° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-24 08:38:39.121Z | 349.847° N | 2025-10-24 08:40:39.121Z | 37.77° NE | 33.719° | 2025-10-24 08:43:39.121Z | 121.222° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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