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CYGFM05

NORAD 41884· COSPAR 2016-078A· Active satellite· Weather· LEO
Launch
Launched on Dec 15, 2016 from Cape Canaveral, United States of America aboard a Pegasus XL.
Pegasus XL | 8 x CYGNSS
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 04:45 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 15, 2016
Mass
Apogee
401 km
Perigee
394 km
Inclination
34.96°
Period
1.54 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for CYGFM05 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-13.2 km
Rate
-0.13 km/day
Now
394 × 401 km
405417394May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

6 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2016-078 (Pegasus XL | 8 x CYGNSS).

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