M-CUBED

NORAD 37855 · COSPAR 2011-061F · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

M-CUBED & EXP-1 PRIME reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #69550 @ 173 x 199 km x 101.6682 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-06-29 11:44 UTC Â· 20234.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

M-CUBED & EXP-1 PRIME
1 37855U 11061F 24181.48902226 .09455112 53734-5 15897-2 0 9992
2 37855 101.6682 18.4797 0019703 271.9066 87.9957 16.32526418695509

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 28th 2011

Spacecraft age

14 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

University of Michigan/Montana University

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Delta 7920

Contractor

University of Michigan/Montana University/Montana Space Grant Consortium

Launch mass

2 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

101.6682Â°

Period

88.21 min

Perigee

173 km

Apogee

199 km

Eccentricity

0.0019703

RAAN

18.4797Â°

Arg of Perigee

271.9066Â°

Mean Motion

16.32526418 rev/d