Key statistics
Satellite CUNYSAT-1 at a glance.
Uptime
4330
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
120.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CUNYSAT-1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CUNYSAT-1
International designator: 2013-072J
Object number (NORAD): 39470
Object ID (CCSDS): 39470
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Oct. 14, 2025
Period: 88.095 minutes
Inclination: 120.4301 deg
SMA: 6558.326 km
Apoapsis: 185.291 km
Periapsis: 175.09 km
RAAN: 325.2201 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00077773
Argument of periapsis: 216.2849 deg
Mean anomaly: 143.7751 deg
Mean motion: 16.34606714 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.09445915 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012816268 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 14, 2025, 3:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CUNYSAT-1
TLE line 1: 1 39470U 13072J 25287.64401993 .09445915 14032-4 12816-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 39470 120.4301 325.2201 0007777 216.2849 143.7751 16.34606714 80577
Live tracking on map
Satellite CUNYSAT-1 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite CUNYSAT-1 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
CUNYSAT-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas V 501 | NROL-39 (USA-247)’, on board a Atlas V 501 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 6, 2013, 7:14 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas V 501 | NROL-39 (USA-247)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 6, 2013, 7:14 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas V 501
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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