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AEROCUBE 6B, 40046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AEROCUBE 6B, 40046 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
40046, 2014-033AN
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
14 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 14 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 6B
1 40046U 14033AN  25181.69588844  .00004053  00000-0  38166-3 0  9993
2 40046  97.6933 348.6492 0043044 102.7813 257.8222 14.93693588594187
Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:42:04.761Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
179.12737°
Altitude
595.925 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 14m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-77.11074°
Longitude
-144.34308°
Altitude
644.054 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 24m 56s
Apparent Declination
-62° 47' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:26:38
Azimuth
163.065° S
Elevation
-65.323°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
613.409 km
Perigee altitude
553.479 km
Semi-major axis
6,961.581 km
Eccentricity
0.0043
Inclination
97.6933°
RAAN
348.6492°
Arg. of periapsis
102.7813°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
257.8222°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.73664 °/min
Orbital period
96.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00038166
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AEROCUBE 6B Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-07-01 10:31:47.739Z125.775° SE2025-07-01 10:34:47.739Z62.12° ENE26.716°2025-07-01 10:37:47.739Z10.894° NNE
4 mins2025-07-01 12:08:47.739Z243.163° WSW2025-07-01 12:09:47.739Z262.06° W17.919°2025-07-01 12:12:47.739Z311.123° NW
6 mins2025-07-01 23:49:47.739Z25.082° NE2025-07-01 23:51:47.739Z67.409° ENE40.248°2025-07-01 23:55:47.739Z181.523° SSW
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