KEPLER-16

NORAD 51057 · COSPAR 2022-002CB · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS) reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #20652 @ 181 x 197 km x 97.2852 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-09-23 07:56 UTC Â· 9397.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

// celestrak

KEPLER-16 (ASTRAEUS)
1 51057U 22002CB 25266.33121585 .07129035 24333-5 14201-2 0 9990
2 51057 97.2852 354.2913 0012151 256.9137 103.0802 16.31317278206521

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 13th 2022

Spacecraft age

4 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Kepler Communications

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Kepler Aerospace

Launch mass

9 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.2852Â°

Period

88.27 min

Perigee

181 km

Apogee

197 km

Eccentricity

0.0012151

RAAN

354.2913Â°

Arg of Perigee

256.9137Â°

Mean Motion

16.31317278 rev/d