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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

58281, 2023-174AB

Orbit

SSO

Country

CA

Related business

Kepler Communications Inc. (CA)

Manufacturer

KEPLER/UTIAS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, 15 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-11-11 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.109 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 AETHER-1
1 58281U 23174AB  25343.47755996  .00059052  00000-0  11634-2 0  9998
2 58281  97.4022  64.6707 0006729 113.0108 247.1852 15.47002327116354

Epoch: 2025-12-09T11:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-09T11:27:41.180Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

174.28745°

Altitude

430.406 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 18m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

16:50:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

427.007 km

Perigee altitude

417.855 km

Semi-major axis

6,800.568 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

97.4022°

RAAN

64.6707°

Arg. of periapsis

113.0108°

True anomaly

247.11415°

Mean anomaly

247.1852°

Eccentric anomaly

247.14967°

Mean motion

3.87013 °/min

Orbital period

93.02 mins

BSTAR

0.0011634

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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2023 (2023-11-11 UTC)

TIME WE'LL TELL, 58572 (Decayed)

OBJECT CQ, 58342

GENMAT-1, 58276

SPACEVAN-001, 58295

FLOCK 4Q 19, 58278 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X35, 58302

ICEYE-X31, 58288

FLOCK 4Q 29, 58304

FLOCK 4Q 7, 58318

FLOCK 4Q 12, 58275

OBJECT DF, 58696 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 BASS, 58259

FLOCK 4Q 18, 58305 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Q 2, 58320

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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.
4 mins	2025-12-10 06:14:12.422Z	225.92° WSW	2025-12-10 06:15:12.422Z	253.625° W	23.124°	2025-12-10 06:18:12.422Z	321.617° NNW

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