Showing default

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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/41853?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/41853?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

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)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 AEROCUBE 8C
1 41853U 16067F   25294.81243551  .00011368  00000-0  53122-3 0  9997
2 41853  98.0817 139.7027 0006180 151.4789 208.6783 15.19966358489799

Epoch: 2025-10-21T19:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-21T19:29:54.428Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

176.7309°

Altitude

512.746 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 18m 48s

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

22:50:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

507.191 km

Perigee altitude

498.686 km

Semi-major axis

6,881.075 km

Eccentricity

0.00062

Inclination

98.0817°

RAAN

139.7027°

Arg. of periapsis

151.4789°

True anomaly

208.64434°

Mean anomaly

208.6783°

Eccentric anomaly

208.66132°

Mean motion

3.80241 °/min

Orbital period

94.68 mins

BSTAR

0.00053122

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

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

PROMETHEUS 2-1, 41854

WORLDVIEW 4, 41848 (Decayed)

RAVAN, 41849

OPTICUBE 04, 41851

PROMETHEUS 2-3, 41855

CELTEE 1, 41850

AEROCUBE 8D, 41852

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 41856

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

AEROCUBE 8C Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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.
4 mins	2025-10-22 13:02:42.907Z	98.745° ESE	2025-10-22 13:03:42.907Z	76.044° E	20.907°	2025-10-22 13:06:42.907Z	18.43° NNE
4 mins	2025-10-23 02:06:42.907Z	59.696° ENE	2025-10-23 02:07:42.907Z	84.966° E	24.833°	2025-10-23 02:10:42.907Z	153.064° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign-in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in ascending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out AEROCUBE 8C, 41853 on other resources

View AEROCUBE 8C, 41853 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View AEROCUBE 8C, 41853 on Heavens-Above

View AEROCUBE 8C, 41853 on Keep Track

View AEROCUBE 8C, 41853 on Celestrak

View AEROCUBE 8C, 41853 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

AEROCUBE 8C, 41853

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-21T19:29:54.428Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

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

AEROCUBE 8C Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out AEROCUBE 8C, 41853 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 8 hours ago