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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

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.040 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 AEROCUBE 8C
1 41853U 16067F   25192.50265958  .00004464  00000-0  22262-3 0  9995
2 41853  98.0924  30.2394 0006867 145.5234 214.6445 15.18097966474268

Epoch: 2025-07-11T12:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T12:03:49.787Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-80.37171°

Altitude

518.551 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 00m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

62.22863°

Longitude

116.21377°

Altitude

517.971 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 38m 47s

Apparent Declination

15° 51' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:05:14

Azimuth

333.811° NNW

Elevation

-30.115°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

513.318 km

Perigee altitude

503.859 km

Semi-major axis

6,886.725 km

Eccentricity

0.00069

Inclination

98.0924°

RAAN

30.2394°

Arg. of periapsis

145.5234°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

214.6445°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.79773 °/min

Orbital period

94.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00022262

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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

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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	2025-07-12 13:30:23.085Z	187.179° SSW	2025-07-12 13:33:23.085Z	288.637° WNW	36.771°	2025-07-12 13:36:23.085Z	336.487° NNW
5 mins	2025-07-13 02:36:23.085Z	340.775° N	2025-07-13 02:38:23.085Z	278.615° WNW	31.268°	2025-07-13 02:41:23.085Z	220.543° SW

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