KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS), 51057 is a payload satellite owned by Kepler Comms (CA) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | KEPLER/UTIAS |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 15 kg wet, 15 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS)
1 51057U 22002CB 24251.45941845 .00038394 00000-0 11042-2 0 9995
2 51057 97.3840 320.3583 0006470 98.1695 262.0282 15.35675213147169Epoch: 2024-09-07T11:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T11:01:33.754Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | 167.95037° |
| Altitude | 462.644 km |
| Speed | 7.635 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 21m 25s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 21.9138° |
| Longitude | -8.39611° |
| Altitude | 459.542 km |
| Speed | 7.64 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 41m 52s |
| Apparent Declination | -8° 03' 19" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:31:13 |
| Azimuth | 328.895° NNW |
| Elevation | -54.443° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 460.281 km |
| Perigee | 451.438 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,833.997 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000647 |
| Inclination | 97.384° |
| RAAN | 320.3583° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 98.1695° |
| True anomaly | 261.95478° |
| Mean anomaly | 262.0282° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 261.99149° |
| Mean motion | 3.84177 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011042 |
| Period | 93.71 mins |
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KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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