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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 Defense 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

0.025 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 AEROCUBE 8C
1 41853U 16067F   26033.54645329  .00010260  00000-0  44725-3 0  9997
2 41853  98.0731 250.9312 0005730 154.0975 206.0547 15.22388245505564

Epoch: 2026-02-02T13:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T13:06:53.564Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-78.53216°

Altitude

505.254 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 43m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:02:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.57 km

Perigee altitude

491.693 km

Semi-major axis

6,873.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

98.0731°

RAAN

250.9312°

Arg. of periapsis

154.0975°

True anomaly

206.02588°

Mean anomaly

206.0547°

Eccentric anomaly

206.04029°

Mean motion

3.80847 °/min

Orbital period

94.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00044725

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

PROMETHEUS 2-3, 41855 (Decayed)

PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854 (Decayed)

WORLDVIEW 4, 41848 (Decayed)

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 41856

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-03 03:52:39.780Z	342.356° N	2026-02-03 03:54:39.780Z	297.264° NW	26.763°	2026-02-03 03:57:39.780Z	229.947° WSW
5 mins	2026-02-03 14:29:39.780Z	174.232° S	2026-02-03 14:31:39.780Z	233.091° WSW	44.009°	2026-02-03 14:34:39.780Z	342.81° N

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AEROCUBE 8C, 41853

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T13:06:53.564Z)

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Orbital elements

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AEROCUBE 8C Visibility forecast

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