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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
23 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 23 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 5C
1 40965U 15058B   25128.29051110  .00002779  00000-0  24484-3 0  9990
2 40965  64.7675  79.2753 0168980 210.6708 148.4443 14.88332969305335
Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:58:20.159Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
108.32815°
Altitude
706.218 km
Speed
7.449 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 17m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
35.45867°
Longitude
-94.16537°
Altitude
565.055 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 41m 12s
Apparent Declination
-1° 42' 45"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:20:09
Azimuth
97.598° ESE
Elevation
6.345°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
719.659 km
Perigee altitude
483.768 km
Semi-major axis
6,979.85 km
Eccentricity
0.016898
Inclination
64.7675°
RAAN
79.2753°
Arg. of periapsis
210.6708°
True anomaly
149.43967°
Mean anomaly
148.4443°
Eccentric anomaly
148.94377°
Mean motion
3.72198 °/min
BSTAR
0.00024484
Orbital period
96.72 mins
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AEROCUBE 5C Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-09 07:43:22.029Z316.792° NNW2025-05-09 07:47:22.029Z239.823° WSW36.762°2025-05-09 07:50:22.029Z172.683° S
7 mins2025-05-09 21:49:22.029Z184.871° SSW2025-05-09 21:52:22.029Z117.475° SE38.657°2025-05-09 21:56:22.029Z44.083° NE
6 mins2025-05-09 23:29:22.029Z271.057° WNW2025-05-09 23:32:22.029Z316.266° NNW21.494°2025-05-09 23:35:22.029Z359.953° N
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