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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
17 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 17 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 6B
1 40046U 14033AN  25181.42792961  .00004138  00000-0  38956-3 0  9992
2 40046  97.6931 348.3869 0043072 103.5861 257.0162 14.93691262594141
Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:16:13.118Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-84.40564°
Altitude
596.348 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 13m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
64.98533°
Longitude
113.00348°
Altitude
568.367 km
Speed
7.599 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 39m 15s
Apparent Declination
37° 51' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:28:25
Azimuth
334.562° NNW
Elevation
-6.646°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
613.436 km
Perigee altitude
553.466 km
Semi-major axis
6,961.588 km
Eccentricity
0.00431
Inclination
97.6931°
RAAN
348.3869°
Arg. of periapsis
103.5861°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
257.0162°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.73663 °/min
Orbital period
96.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00038956
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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 10:31:13.116Z130.795° SE2025-07-01 10:34:13.116Z79.389° E26.752°2025-07-01 10:37:13.116Z15.876° NNE
4 mins2025-07-01 12:08:13.116Z233.921° WSW2025-07-01 12:10:13.116Z270.545° WNW17.88°2025-07-01 12:12:13.116Z304.363° NW
5 mins2025-07-01 23:50:13.116Z28.12° NE2025-07-01 23:52:13.116Z101.215° ESE41.554°2025-07-01 23:55:13.116Z179.533° S
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