AETHER-1, 58281
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AETHER-1, 58281 is a payload satellite owned by Kepler Comms (CA) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 11 Nov 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 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
CARelated business
Manufacturer
KEPLER/UTIAS
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
AETHER, Unknown motor
Mass
125 kg wet, 125 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.583 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 AETHER-1
1 58281U 23174AB 26175.23665512 .00297122 00000-0 10532-2 0 9998
2 58281 97.3769 270.1251 0004729 232.6182 127.4660 15.88272766147078Epoch: 2026-06-24T05:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-24T05:40:47.002Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-87.4675°
Altitude
312.233 km
Speed
7.72 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 00m 30s
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
16:59:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
307.159 km
Perigee altitude
300.839 km
Semi-major axis
6,682.136 km
Eccentricity
0.00047
Inclination
97.3769°
RAAN
270.1251°
Arg. of periapsis
232.6182°
True anomaly
127.509°
Mean anomaly
127.466°
Eccentric anomaly
127.4875°
Mean motion
3.97347 °/min
Orbital period
90.6 mins
BSTAR
0.0010532
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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2023 (2023-11-11 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.AETHER-1 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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| 4 mins | 2026-06-25 06:00:23.775Z | 135.736° SSE | 2026-06-25 06:02:23.775Z | 81.722° E | 25.19° | 2026-06-25 06:04:23.775Z | 15.747° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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