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CUTE (49263)
COSPAR: 2021-088D | Alt Name: CUTE
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Launch Details
Launch Date
September 27, 2021
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC3E
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 401
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
49263
International Designator
2021-088D
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:37:56 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.41°
Right Ascension
285.72°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
220.54°
Period
89.92 min
Mean Motion
16.01 rev/day
Latitude
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
CUTE
Alternative Name
CUTE
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
UCO
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 49263U 21088D 26184.73468299 .00343331 52765-4 62438-3 0 9994
2 49263 97.4093 285.7161 0003158 220.5437 139.5607 16.01460563265194
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The CUTE satellite (NORAD CAT ID: 49263) is a CubeSat (6U) configuration designed and manufactured by UCO in the United States. Launched on September 27, 2021, from AFWTR Launch Site SLC3E using an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle, CUTE has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 0.2 meters in diameter, and spans 1 meter. It weighs 10 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. The satellite is powered by solar cells and batteries and is equipped with a payload named CUTE-LASP for conducting science, astronomy, and UV missions. Its shape consists of a box with two panels.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.2
Span
1
Dry Mass
10
Launch Mass
10
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
CUTE-LASP
Purpose
Science, astronomy, UV
Mission
Science, astronomy, UV
Manufacturer
UCO
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Configuration
CubeSat (6U)
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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