AETHER-2, 58299
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AETHER-2, 58299 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: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 AETHER-2
1 58299U 23174AV 26295.82046748 .00008279 00000-0 23909-3 0 9995
2 58299 97.3840 19.3618 0008019 61.1103 299.0945 15.35894177164812Epoch: 2026-10-22T19:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T19:41:28.390Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
52.74362°
Altitude
458.715 km
Speed
7.639 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 17m 26s
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
03:01:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
460.689 km
Perigee altitude
449.73 km
Semi-major axis
6,833.347 km
Eccentricity
0.0008
Inclination
97.384°
RAAN
19.3618°
Arg. of periapsis
61.1103°
True anomaly
299.01416°
Mean anomaly
299.0945°
Eccentric anomaly
299.05434°
Mean motion
3.84232 °/min
Orbital period
93.69 mins
BSTAR
0.00023909
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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-2 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 | 2026-10-23 18:08:38.137Z | 31.903° NE | 2026-10-23 18:11:38.137Z | 104.611° ESE | 36.051° | 2026-10-23 18:14:38.137Z | 166.69° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-10-24 06:13:38.137Z | 205.467° SW | 2026-10-24 06:15:38.137Z | 262.17° W | 34.696° | 2026-10-24 06:18:38.137Z | 328.549° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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