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NORAD 39469

MCUBED-2

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 95 minutes, on an orbit tilted 120.5° from the equator, between 3,948,385 and 4,613,774 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About MCUBED-2

MCUBED-2 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Dec 6, 2013 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 95 minutes (15.2 times a day), between 408 and 590 km up, on an orbit tilted 120.5° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 60° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

M-Cubed-2 · American CubeSat

Operated by
University of Michigan
Built by
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of Michigan
Mass
1 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 406 km to 408 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.