Latitude
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CUTE
NORAD 49263 · COSPAR 2021-088D · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
CUTE reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 months ago).
Orbit: #26730 @ 152 x 171 km x 97.3907 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-07-16 20:06 UTC · 2178.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
CUTE
1 49263U 21088D 26197.83813593 .08921003 25505-5 41832-3 0 9994
2 49263 97.3907 300.4441 0014216 277.7997 82.1689 16.41647044267308
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 49263U 21088D 26197.83813593 .08921003 25505-5 41832-3 0 9994
2 49263 97.3907 300.4441 0014216 277.7997 82.1689 16.41647044267308
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
September 27th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Science, UC Boulder/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Purpose
Space Science
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
Contractor
Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
Launch mass
10 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.3907°
Period
87.72 min
Perigee
152 km
Apogee
171 km
Eccentricity
0.0014216
RAAN
300.4441°
Arg of Perigee
277.7997°
Mean Motion
16.41647044 rev/d