AEROCUBE 8D, 41852
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AEROCUBE 8D, 41852 is a payload satellite owned by AERO (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 11 Nov 2016 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AERO
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor
Mass
2 kg wet, 2 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.025 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 AEROCUBE 8D
1 41852U 16067E 26171.17504018 .00006264 00000-0 25856-3 0 9990
2 41852 98.0674 41.5731 0004845 116.1739 243.9995 15.24432262526528Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:12:03.471Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
70.16521°
Altitude
497.028 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 46m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:36:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
492.808 km
Perigee altitude
486.153 km
Semi-major axis
6,867.617 km
Eccentricity
0.00048
Inclination
98.0674°
RAAN
41.5731°
Arg. of periapsis
116.1739°
True anomaly
243.94961°
Mean anomaly
243.9995°
Eccentric anomaly
243.97456°
Mean motion
3.81359 °/min
Orbital period
94.4 mins
BSTAR
0.00025856
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2016 (2016-11-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.AEROCUBE 8D 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 14:37:54.964Z | 119.047° SE | 2026-06-22 14:40:54.964Z | 60.024° ENE | 20.213° | 2026-06-22 14:42:54.964Z | 22.505° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 03:40:54.964Z | 59.329° ENE | 2026-06-23 03:41:54.964Z | 83.006° E | 23.011° | 2026-06-23 03:44:54.964Z | 150.291° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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