CUPID is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by Boston University, launched 2021.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 97.3852° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011631 |
| Period | 94.3 min |
| Apogee | 495 km |
| Perigee | 479 km |
| Mean motion | 15.26292289 rev/day |
| RAAN | 248.3752° |
| Arg of perigee | 4.5563° |
| Mean anomaly | 355.5779° |
| B* | 2.4466e-4 |
| Rev at epoch | 26,311 |
1 49264U 21088E 26187.40293361 .00006285 00000-0 24466-3 0 99922 49264 97.3852 248.3752 0011631 4.5563 355.5779 15.26292289263117{
"OBJECT_NAME": "CUPID",
"OBJECT_ID": "2021-088E",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T09:40:13.464+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 15.26292289,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0011631,
"INCLINATION": 97.3852,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 248.3752,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 4.5563,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 355.5779,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 49264,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 26311,
"BSTAR": 0.00024466,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00006285,
"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.
| Name | CUPID |
| Operator | |
| Country | United States |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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