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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.010 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 6B
1 40046U 14033AN 25300.00645360 .00009490 00000-0 84492-3 0 9991
2 40046 97.7027 104.6698 0040909 68.8599 291.6987 14.95609955611855Epoch: 2025-10-27T00:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T00:09:17.591Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
66.73201°
Altitude
573.102 km
Speed
7.58 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 58m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:01:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
605.946 km
Perigee altitude
549.037 km
Semi-major axis
6,955.628 km
Eccentricity
0.00409
Inclination
97.7027°
RAAN
104.6698°
Arg. of periapsis
68.8599°
True anomaly
291.26231°
Mean anomaly
291.6987°
Eccentric anomaly
291.48059°
Mean motion
3.74144 °/min
Orbital period
96.22 mins
BSTAR
0.00084492
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.AEROCUBE 6B 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-10-27 11:31:31.403Z | 194.14° SSW | 2025-10-27 11:34:31.403Z | 278.114° WNW | 34.518° | 2025-10-27 11:37:31.403Z | 332.453° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-27 23:13:31.403Z | 54.478° ENE | 2025-10-27 23:15:31.403Z | 94.714° ESE | 22.344° | 2025-10-27 23:18:31.403Z | 147.606° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-28 00:49:31.403Z | 319.087° NNW | 2025-10-28 00:50:31.403Z | 297.326° NW | 22.141° | 2025-10-28 00:53:31.403Z | 241.569° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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