MCUBED-2 is a payload in VLEO orbit, operated by US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), launched 2013.
Orbital data last updated 25 days ago. This may not reflect the current orbital state — not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Orbit class | VLEO |
| Inclination | 120.4647° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0017151 |
| Period | 89.9 min |
| Apogee | 283 km |
| Perigee | 260 km |
| Mean motion | 16.00986906 rev/day |
| RAAN | 142.3019° |
| Arg of perigee | 66.2286° |
| Mean anomaly | 294.0622° |
| B* | 1.4912e-3 |
| Rev at epoch | 11,605 |
This object is recorded as DECAYED (re-entered). These are the last known elements before re-entry — not a current orbit.
1 39472U 13072L 26162.72369964 .00831560 34109-3 14912-2 0 99932 39472 120.4647 142.3019 0017151 66.2286 294.0622 16.00986906116059{
"OBJECT_NAME": "MCUBED-2",
"OBJECT_ID": "2013-072L",
"EPOCH": "2026-06-11T17:22:07.649+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 16.00986906,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.00171514,
"INCLINATION": 120.4647,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 142.3019,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 66.2286,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 294.0622,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 39472,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 11605,
"BSTAR": 0.001491224,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0083156,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0.00034108999
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | MCUBED-2 |
| Operator | US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog |
| Country | United States |
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| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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