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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
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
AERO
Mission
Operational Commercial 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, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.040 m²

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 5C
1 40965U 15058B   25178.68069322  .00003280  00000-0  28944-3 0  9995
2 40965  64.7690 283.2076 0162201 194.6933 164.9437 14.88660096312832
Epoch: 2025-06-27T16:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T16:20:11.894Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
122.12798°
Altitude
713.592 km
Speed
7.44 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 52m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-60.38736°
Longitude
-4.76423°
Altitude
565.086 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 33m 16s
Apparent Declination
-50° 25' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:38:53
Azimuth
175.11° S
Elevation
-79.442°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
713.887 km
Perigee altitude
487.493 km
Semi-major axis
6,978.827 km
Eccentricity
0.01622
Inclination
64.769°
RAAN
283.2076°
Arg. of periapsis
194.6933°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
164.9437°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.7228 °/min
Orbital period
96.7 mins
BSTAR
0.00028944
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AEROCUBE 5C Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-06-28 17:03:08.339Z341.393° N2025-06-28 17:07:08.339Z55.359° ENE33.082°2025-06-28 17:10:08.339Z119.825° SE
4 mins2025-06-29 07:11:08.339Z127.81° SE2025-06-29 07:12:08.339Z114.147° SE15.223°2025-06-29 07:15:08.339Z75.028° E
8 mins2025-06-29 08:48:08.339Z225.896° WSW2025-06-29 08:51:08.339Z272.574° WNW40.949°2025-06-29 08:56:08.339Z25.406° NE
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