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
Last TLE update
7 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
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 PROPCUBE 3
1 40973U 15058K 25181.59842285 .00003343 00000-0 28339-3 0 9993
2 40973 64.7691 268.3349 0154945 192.0990 167.6386 14.90908614 62323Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:21:43.734Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
133.99675°
Altitude
702.736 km
Speed
7.448 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 53m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
53.66551°
Longitude
-86.48791°
Altitude
572.932 km
Speed
7.596 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 43m 00s
Apparent Declination
13° 39' 32"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:56:22
Azimuth
315.046° NNW
Elevation
-23.909°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
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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| 7 mins | 2025-07-01 06:35:04.830Z | 162.78° S | 2025-07-01 06:39:04.830Z | 103.35° ESE | 22.384° | 2025-07-01 06:42:04.830Z | 61.622° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-01 08:15:04.830Z | 248.736° W | 2025-07-01 08:18:04.830Z | 315.182° NNW | 33.062° | 2025-07-01 08:22:04.830Z | 17.1° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-01 16:42:04.830Z | 312.624° NW | 2025-07-01 16:44:04.830Z | 254.954° W | 40.124° | 2025-07-01 16:47:04.830Z | 166.212° S |
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