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AEROCUBE 7, 40966

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AEROCUBE 7, 40966 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
40966, 2015-058C
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
1 day 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 AEROCUBE 7
1 40966U 15058C   25128.22530069  .00003511  00000-0  28675-3 0  9990
2 40966  64.7642  69.2048 0160998 210.6107 148.5538 14.91522051305478
Epoch: 2025-05-08T05:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T05:24:25.979Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
121.79767°
Altitude
691.44 km
Speed
7.459 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 36m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-35.00994°
Longitude
99.52246°
Altitude
643.394 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 23m 08s
Apparent Declination
-37° 47' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:30:38
Azimuth
277.571° WNW
Elevation
-79.569°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
703.971 km
Perigee altitude
479.543 km
Semi-major axis
6,969.894 km
Eccentricity
0.0160998
Inclination
64.7642°
RAAN
69.2048°
Arg. of periapsis
210.6107°
True anomaly
149.49998°
Mean anomaly
148.5538°
Eccentric anomaly
149.0285°
Mean motion
3.72996 °/min
BSTAR
0.00028675
Orbital period
96.52 mins
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AEROCUBE 7 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-05-09 06:04:58.926Z343.788° N2025-05-09 06:08:58.926Z68.077° E32.338°2025-05-09 06:11:58.926Z120.925° SE
4 mins2025-05-09 07:45:58.926Z277.322° WNW2025-05-09 07:47:58.926Z241.905° WSW16.475°2025-05-09 07:49:58.926Z210.661° SW
7 mins2025-05-09 21:47:58.926Z224.247° SW2025-05-09 21:50:58.926Z294.604° NW42.931°2025-05-09 21:54:58.926Z25.221° NE
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