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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
20 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 20 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 6B
1 40046U 14033AN  25121.86046593  .00009523  00000-0  90704-3 0  9999
2 40046  97.6881 290.1353 0040882 302.6532  57.0746 14.92961217585639
Epoch: 2025-05-01T20:39Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T20:39:04.256Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
120.3422°
Altitude
576.351 km
Speed
7.581 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 20m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
74.59451°
Longitude
-29.69287°
Altitude
628.738 km
Speed
7.536 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 23m 02s
Apparent Declination
22° 33' 03"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:07:51
Azimuth
11.585° NNE
Elevation
-26.664°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
614.192 km
Perigee altitude
557.253 km
Semi-major axis
6,963.859 km
Eccentricity
0.0040882
Inclination
97.6881°
RAAN
290.1353°
Arg. of periapsis
302.6532°
True anomaly
57.46892°
Mean anomaly
57.0746°
Eccentric anomaly
57.27165°
Mean motion
3.73481 °/min
BSTAR
0.00090704
Orbital period
96.39 mins
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AEROCUBE 6B Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
4 mins2025-05-02 22:58:59.336Z57.74° ENE2025-05-02 23:00:59.336Z87.678° E15.809°2025-05-02 23:02:59.336Z120.096° SE
6 mins2025-05-03 00:33:59.336Z350.347° N2025-05-03 00:36:59.336Z284.851° WNW32.825°2025-05-03 00:39:59.336Z223.962° SW
8 mins2025-05-03 11:21:59.336Z175.963° S2025-05-03 11:25:59.336Z258.288° W42.575°2025-05-03 11:29:59.336Z341.772° N
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