AEROCUBE 4.5B, 38768 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AEROCUBE 4.5B, 38768 was 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AERO
Mission
Decayed Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1.3 kg wet, 1.3 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.021 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago
TLE from 1 year ago
0 AEROCUBE 4.5B
1 38768U 12048L 25068.49019533 .06140514 76078-5 15442-2 0 9994
2 38768 64.6155 54.5920 0013538 278.7443 81.2201 16.28313684302507Epoch: 2025-03-09T11:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-09T11:45:52.876Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
70.70055°
Altitude
197.843 km
Speed
7.789 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 38m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:21:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
204.477 km
Perigee altitude
186.678 km
Semi-major axis
6,573.714 km
Eccentricity
0.00135
Inclination
64.6155°
RAAN
54.592°
Arg. of periapsis
278.7443°
True anomaly
81.37346°
Mean anomaly
81.2201°
Eccentric anomaly
81.29677°
Mean motion
4.07218 °/min
Orbital period
88.4 mins
BSTAR
0.0015442
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2012 (2012-09-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.AEROCUBE 4.5B Visibility
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