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AEROCUBE 6A, 40045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AEROCUBE 6A, 40045 is a payload satellite owned by AERO (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Orenburg, Russia (OREN). 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
40045, 2014-033AM
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
AERO
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 0.5U, Unknown motor
Mass
~0.5 kg wet, ~0.5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2014-06-19 (11 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DNEPR
Launch site
Orenburg, Russia (OREN)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.010 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 6A
1 40045U 14033AM  25115.19497450  .00009616  00000-0  94457-3 0  9991
2 40045  97.6889 284.5637 0042565 331.8305  28.0611 14.91682336584415
Epoch: 2025-04-25T04:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T04:40:45.796Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
0.91735°
Altitude
569.572 km
Speed
7.59 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 58m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-32.80139°
Longitude
6.33367°
Altitude
575.435 km
Speed
7.588 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 49m 32s
Apparent Declination
-56° 51' 50"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:03:19
Azimuth
224.305° SW
Elevation
-42.064°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
619.364 km
Perigee altitude
560.047 km
Semi-major axis
6,967.842 km
Eccentricity
0.0042565
Inclination
97.6889°
RAAN
284.5637°
Arg. of periapsis
331.8305°
True anomaly
28.29163°
Mean anomaly
28.0611°
Eccentric anomaly
28.17626°
Mean motion
3.73161 °/min
BSTAR
0.00094457
Orbital period
96.47 mins
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AEROCUBE 6A Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-04-25 22:59:08.657Z60.86° ENE2025-04-25 23:01:08.657Z90.225° ESE14.638°2025-04-25 23:03:08.657Z120.398° SE
6 mins2025-04-26 00:34:08.657Z352.377° N2025-04-26 00:37:08.657Z281.851° WNW35.095°2025-04-26 00:40:08.657Z220.16° SW
6 mins2025-04-26 11:24:08.657Z176.48° S2025-04-26 11:27:08.657Z307.19° NW42.197°2025-04-26 11:30:08.657Z342.58° N
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