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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

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 AETHER-2
1 58299U 23174AV  25214.46408014  .00005775  00000-0  20695-3 0  9990
2 58299  97.4177 292.9239 0007690 195.1948 164.9062 15.29107759 96431

Epoch: 2025-08-02T11:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-02T11:08:16.524Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

174.55518°

Altitude

486.673 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 31m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-24.14362°

Longitude

-7.88672°

Altitude

482.459 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 37m 19s

Apparent Declination

-33° 26' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:14:55

Azimuth

79.331° E

Elevation

-69.465°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

480.703 km

Perigee altitude

470.162 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.569 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

97.4177°

RAAN

292.9239°

Arg. of periapsis

195.1948°

True anomaly

164.92913°

Mean anomaly

164.9062°

Eccentric anomaly

164.91766°

Mean motion

3.82532 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00020695

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

OBJECT AK, 58289 (Decayed)

OBJECT AL, 58290 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-10, 58291

UMBRA-08, 58292

ICEYE-X32, 58293 (Decayed)

AETHER-2 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
5 mins	2025-08-03 17:32:41.941Z	38.189° NE	2025-08-03 17:35:41.941Z	101.247° ESE	24.508°	2025-08-03 17:37:41.941Z	147.203° SSE
5 mins	2025-08-04 05:40:41.941Z	195.352° SSW	2025-08-04 05:42:41.941Z	249.799° W	34.837°	2025-08-04 05:45:41.941Z	331.314° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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