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
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
15 kg wet, 15 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.109 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 AETHER-1
1 58281U 23174AB 25256.73633030 .00024084 00000-0 64060-3 0 9993
2 58281 97.4113 336.5637 0007745 76.8626 283.3482 15.38195911102985Epoch: 2025-09-13T17:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T17:40:18.937Z)
Latitude
-0.00013°
Longitude
78.5194°
Altitude
453.341 km
Speed
7.641 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 26m 15s
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
03:33:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
453.673 km
Perigee altitude
443.099 km
Semi-major axis
6,826.523 km
Eccentricity
0.00077
Inclination
97.4113°
RAAN
336.5637°
Arg. of periapsis
76.8626°
True anomaly
283.26183°
Mean anomaly
283.3482°
Eccentric anomaly
283.30502°
Mean motion
3.84808 °/min
Orbital period
93.55 mins
BSTAR
0.0006406
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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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| 6 mins | 2025-09-15 18:37:16.903Z | 357.085° N | 2025-09-15 18:40:16.903Z | 282.787° WNW | 34.679° | 2025-09-15 18:43:16.903Z | 213.7° SW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 05:09:16.903Z | 128.311° SE | 2025-09-16 05:10:16.903Z | 92.177° ESE | 34.356° | 2025-09-16 05:13:16.903Z | 4.005° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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