▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	64.7669°
Eccentricity	0.0125176
Period	96.4 min
Apogee	672 km
Perigee	497 km
Mean motion	14.94372350 rev/day
RAAN	190.5677°
Arg of perigee	52.1365°
Mean anomaly	309.0994°
B*	2.4387e-4
Rev at epoch	11,776

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 40973U 15058K 26188.01908858 .00002892 00000-0 24387-3 0 9994

2 40973 64.7669 190.5677 0125176 52.1365 309.0994 14.94372350117766

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "PROPCUBE 3",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2015-058K",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T00:27:29.253+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.9437235,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0125176,
  "INCLINATION": 64.7669,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 190.5677,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 52.1365,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 309.0994,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 40973,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 11776,
  "BSTAR": 0.00024387,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00002892,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	PROPCUBE 3
Operator	US Naval Postgraduate SchoolHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Oct 8, 2015HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	1HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/40973

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.