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AEROCUBE 8C, 41853

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AEROCUBE 8C, 41853 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

41853, 2016-067F

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

The Aerospace Corporation (US)

Manufacturer

AERO

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor

Mass

2 kg wet, 2 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-11-11 (9 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

0.040 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 AEROCUBE 8C
1 41853U 16067F   25239.55515039  .00008318  00000-0  40410-3 0  9997
2 41853  98.0904  80.5571 0005947   7.5351 352.5970 15.18721147481400

Epoch: 2025-08-27T13:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-27T13:19:24.993Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-95.32786°

Altitude

508.71 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 22m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:40:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.797 km

Perigee altitude

502.608 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.84 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

98.0904°

RAAN

80.5571°

Arg. of periapsis

7.5351°

True anomaly

352.58821°

Mean anomaly

352.597°

Eccentric anomaly

352.59261°

Mean motion

3.79929 °/min

Orbital period

94.75 mins

BSTAR

0.0004041

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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2016 (2016-11-11 UTC)

WORLDVIEW 4, 41848 (Decayed)

PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854

PROMETHEUS 2-3, 41855

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 41856

AEROCUBE 8C 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	2025-08-28 02:31:59.558Z	6.166° NNE	2025-08-28 02:34:59.558Z	292.827° NW	42.828°	2025-08-28 02:37:59.558Z	203.737° SW
5 mins	2025-08-28 13:10:59.558Z	143.096° SSE	2025-08-28 13:12:59.558Z	97.577° ESE	36.422°	2025-08-28 13:15:59.558Z	2.855° NNE