ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40978
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40978 is space debris in LEO originally from an American launch on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.
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40978 intel report (Beta)
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 23 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | USN PGS |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | NPSCUL, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~2,065 kg wet, ~45 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 0.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.295 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 23 hours ago
0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
1 40978U 15058Q 24360.52846330 .00017087 00000-0 11299-2 0 9990
2 40978 64.7715 41.9296 0170468 248.0451 110.2472 14.96302425 34359Epoch: 2024-12-25T12:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T12:40:59.229Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 117.1619° |
| Altitude | 623.152 km |
| Speed | 7.524 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 47m 43s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 16.5812° |
| Longitude | 122.23999° |
| Altitude | 655.671 km |
| Speed | 7.49 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 15m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -12° 05' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:34:39 |
| Azimuth | 296.675° NW |
| Elevation | -44.936° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 695.458 km |
| Perigee altitude | 458.336 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,955.034 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0170468 |
| Inclination | 64.7715° |
| RAAN | 41.9296° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 248.0451° |
| True anomaly | 112.06619° |
| Mean anomaly | 110.2472° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 111.15807° |
| Mean motion | 3.74192 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011299 |
| Orbital period | 96.21 mins |
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ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 13:18:21.152Z | 342.472° N | 2024-12-26 13:21:21.152Z | 74.555° E | 40.075° | 2024-12-26 13:24:21.152Z | 131.813° SE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 03:19:21.152Z | 139.828° SSE | 2024-12-27 03:21:21.152Z | 110.681° ESE | 17.379° | 2024-12-27 03:24:21.152Z | 69.967° E |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 04:57:21.152Z | 236.82° WSW | 2024-12-27 05:00:21.152Z | 319.172° NNW | 38.862° | 2024-12-27 05:04:21.152Z | 21.856° NNE |
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