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AEROCUBE 4.5A, 38767

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AEROCUBE 4.5A, 38767 is a payload satellite owned by AERO (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

38767, 2012-048K

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

The Aerospace Corporation (US)

Manufacturer

AERO

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1.3 kg wet, 1.3 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-09-13 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.021 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 AEROCUBE 4.5A
1 38767U 12048K   26146.25191464  .00241538  00000-0  11431-2 0  9992
2 38767  64.6274 106.3199 0018317 214.0326 145.9656 15.81845547369179

Epoch: 2026-05-26T06:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-26T06:02:45.424Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

131.80257°

Altitude

337.48 km

Speed

7.701 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 05m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:22:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

336.026 km

Perigee altitude

311.475 km

Semi-major axis

6,701.888 km

Eccentricity

0.00183

Inclination

64.6274°

RAAN

106.3199°

Arg. of periapsis

214.0326°

True anomaly

146.08285°

Mean anomaly

145.9656°

Eccentric anomaly

146.02425°

Mean motion

3.95592 °/min

Orbital period

91 mins

BSTAR

0.0011431

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2012 (2012-09-13 UTC)

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B, 38770 (Decayed)

SMDC ONE 1.1, 38766 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 4.5B, 38768 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 4, 38769 (Decayed)

USA 238 DEB, 38773

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AEROCUBE 4.5A Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-05-26 22:53:23.536Z	188.074° SSW	2026-05-26 22:55:23.536Z	97.794° ESE	35.674°	2026-05-26 22:57:23.536Z	45.544° ENE

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AEROCUBE 4.5A, 38767

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-26T06:02:45.424Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2012 (2012-09-13 UTC)

AEROCUBE 4.5A Visibility forecast

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