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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
15 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 15 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 6B
1 40046U 14033AN  25170.44119977  .00004951  00000-0  46631-3 0  9994
2 40046  97.6917 337.6373 0042559 139.1475 221.2949 14.93592864592503
Epoch: 2025-06-19T10:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T10:35:19.66Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
-89.10347°
Altitude
612.12 km
Speed
7.541 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 30m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-39.08603°
Longitude
85.26246°
Altitude
597.554 km
Speed
7.562 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 01m 59s
Apparent Declination
-66° 12' 08"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:55:46
Azimuth
211.454° SW
Elevation
-41.229°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
613.386 km
Perigee altitude
554.128 km
Semi-major axis
6,961.894 km
Eccentricity
0.00426
Inclination
97.6917°
RAAN
337.6373°
Arg. of periapsis
139.1475°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
221.2949°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.73639 °/min
Orbital period
96.35 mins
BSTAR
0.00046631
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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.
7 mins2025-06-20 10:50:04.321Z147.36° SSE2025-06-20 10:53:04.321Z96.111° ESE37.155°2025-06-20 10:57:04.321Z359.699° N
6 mins2025-06-21 00:09:04.321Z6.006° NNE2025-06-21 00:11:04.321Z329.197° NNW43.253°2025-06-21 00:15:04.321Z199.037° SSW
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