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AEROCUBE 5C, 40965

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AEROCUBE 5C, 40965 is a payload satellite owned by AERO (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

40965, 2015-058B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

The Aerospace Corporation (US)

Manufacturer

AERO

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor

Mass

2 kg wet, 2 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-10-08 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.025 m²

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 AEROCUBE 5C
1 40965U 15058B   26082.52989850  .00003056  00000-0  27776-3 0  9993
2 40965  64.7674 168.9613 0130040  96.9834 264.6089 14.90955438352880

Epoch: 2026-03-23T12:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T12:43:03.230Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

157.17724°

Altitude

606.649 km

Speed

7.551 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 15m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:31:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

684.182 km

Perigee altitude

502.863 km

Semi-major axis

6,971.66 km

Eccentricity

0.013

Inclination

64.7674°

RAAN

168.9613°

Arg. of periapsis

96.9834°

True anomaly

263.12777°

Mean anomaly

264.6089°

Eccentric anomaly

263.86809°

Mean motion

3.72854 °/min

Orbital period

96.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00027776

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)

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AEROCUBE 5C 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.
6 mins	2026-03-24 16:38:55.387Z	309.132° NW	2026-03-24 16:40:55.387Z	251.364° W	38.047°	2026-03-24 16:44:55.387Z	165.563° S
6 mins	2026-03-25 06:42:55.387Z	179.234° S	2026-03-25 06:45:55.387Z	102.865° ESE	32.419°	2026-03-25 06:48:55.387Z	48.704° ENE

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AEROCUBE 5C, 40965

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T12:43:03.230Z)

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AEROCUBE 5C Visibility forecast

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