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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

58299, 2023-174AV

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, 3.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.583 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 AETHER-2
1 58299U 23174AV  26126.78487560  .00005861  00000-0  18008-3 0  9992
2 58299  97.3894 209.9981 0005721 304.1808  55.8892 15.34084465138887

Epoch: 2026-05-06T18:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T18:50:13.251Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

62.8025°

Altitude

464.557 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 59m 59s

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

11:17:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

464.5 km

Perigee altitude

456.675 km

Semi-major axis

6,838.725 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

97.3894°

RAAN

209.9981°

Arg. of periapsis

304.1808°

True anomaly

55.9435°

Mean anomaly

55.8892°

Eccentric anomaly

55.91635°

Mean motion

3.83778 °/min

Orbital period

93.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00018008

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

PICO-01G005, 58330 (Decayed)

PICO-01B009, 58287

LEMUR 2 MJR092620, 58340

FALCONSAT-10, 58291

BRO-11, 58264

ICEYE-X34, 58294

IMPULSE-1 MIRA, 58301

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-07 05:54:53.040Z	188.421° SSW	2026-05-07 05:57:53.040Z	254.296° W	34.384°	2026-05-07 06:00:53.040Z	331.895° NNW
4 mins	2026-05-07 18:53:53.040Z	330.759° NNW	2026-05-07 18:54:53.040Z	300.071° NW	29.098°	2026-05-07 18:57:53.040Z	224.261° SW

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AETHER-2, 58299

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T18:50:13.251Z)

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

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