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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
1 day 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 1 day ago
0 AEROCUBE 6A
1 40045U 14033AM  25180.98056812  .00003346  00000-0  32539-3 0  9990
2 40045  97.6945 348.7896 0044248 111.6708 248.9232 14.92494390593985
Epoch: 2025-06-29T23:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T23:32:01.085Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
77.48814°
Altitude
604.415 km
Speed
7.551 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 15m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-29.15511°
Longitude
-105.52819°
Altitude
607.325 km
Speed
7.551 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 07m 46s
Apparent Declination
-38° 49' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:40:00
Azimuth
260.142° W
Elevation
-61.629°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
617.996 km
Perigee altitude
556.356 km
Semi-major axis
6,965.313 km
Eccentricity
0.00442
Inclination
97.6945°
RAAN
348.7896°
Arg. of periapsis
111.6708°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
248.9232°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.73364 °/min
Orbital period
96.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00032539
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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.
7 mins2025-07-01 11:03:07.554Z157.801° S2025-07-01 11:07:07.554Z45.747° ENE42.427°2025-07-01 11:10:07.554Z354.336° N
7 mins2025-07-02 00:22:07.554Z0.351° NNE2025-07-02 00:25:07.554Z295.998° NW39.177°2025-07-02 00:29:07.554Z208.263° SW
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