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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

Country

Related business

The Aerospace Corporation (US)

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 (12 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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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 AEROCUBE 6A
1 40045U 14033AM  26033.42774340  .00007011  00000-0  61509-3 0  9992
2 40045  97.7082 202.0757 0040766 106.1933 254.3781 14.96286205626453

Epoch: 2026-02-02T10:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T10:15:57.029Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-84.5351°

Altitude

589.178 km

Speed

7.561 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 28m 18s

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

17:45:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

603.741 km

Perigee altitude

547.047 km

Semi-major axis

6,953.531 km

Eccentricity

0.00408

Inclination

97.7082°

RAAN

202.0757°

Arg. of periapsis

106.1933°

True anomaly

253.92883°

Mean anomaly

254.3781°

Eccentric anomaly

254.1534°

Mean motion

3.74313 °/min

Orbital period

96.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00061509

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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)

APRIZESAT 9, 40018

BRITE TORONTO, 40020

KAZEOSAT 2, 40010

TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

PERSEUS M1, 40039

FLOCK 1C 4, 40031 (Decayed)

SAUDISAT 4, 40016

UNISAT 6, 40012

FLOCK 1C 1, 40027 (Decayed)

DTUSAT 2, 40030

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

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AEROCUBE 6A 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.
7 mins	2026-02-02 23:40:14.102Z	25.489° NE	2026-02-02 23:43:14.102Z	76.759° E	35.895°	2026-02-02 23:47:14.102Z	174.377° S
4 mins	2026-02-03 10:30:14.102Z	107.668° ESE	2026-02-03 10:32:14.102Z	56.692° ENE	25.116°	2026-02-03 10:34:14.102Z	19.179° NNE
4 mins	2026-02-03 12:05:14.102Z	232.064° WSW	2026-02-03 12:07:14.102Z	269.708° W	18.598°	2026-02-03 12:09:14.102Z	304.703° NW

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AEROCUBE 6A, 40045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T10:15:57.029Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)

AEROCUBE 6A Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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