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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

Related business

Kepler Communications Inc. (CA)

Manufacturer

KEPLER/UTIAS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

AETHER, Unknown motor

Mass

125 kg wet, 125 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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.583 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  26024.26567856  .00080858  00000-0  13270-2 0  9994
2 58281  97.3952 111.6348 0005195 311.3193  48.7612 15.52136713123442

Epoch: 2026-01-24T06:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-24T06:22:34.627Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-107.60209°

Altitude

411.298 km

Speed

7.665 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 26m 32s

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

14:26:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

410.936 km

Perigee altitude

403.886 km

Semi-major axis

6,785.548 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

97.3952°

RAAN

111.6348°

Arg. of periapsis

311.3193°

True anomaly

48.80598°

Mean anomaly

48.7612°

Eccentric anomaly

48.78359°

Mean motion

3.88299 °/min

Orbital period

92.71 mins

BSTAR

0.001327

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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	2026-01-24 17:46:46.553Z	54.236° ENE	2026-01-24 17:48:46.553Z	94.641° ESE	15.83°	2026-01-24 17:50:46.553Z	135.127° SSE
4 mins	2026-01-25 05:43:46.553Z	162.799° S	2026-01-25 05:45:46.553Z	6.968° NNE	42.828°	2026-01-25 05:47:46.553Z	350.51° N

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AETHER-1, 58281

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-24T06:22:34.627Z)

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

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