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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Edit Public Description
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, Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 AETHER-2
1 58299U 23174AV 25338.12131544 .00013777 00000-0 45371-3 0 9990
2 58299 97.4083 56.3204 0009005 121.9575 238.2543 15.31561498115344Epoch: 2025-12-04T02:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T02:54:41.654Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-60.53546°
Altitude
477.509 km
Speed
7.625 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 45m 16s
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
07:19:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
474.268 km
Perigee altitude
461.938 km
Semi-major axis
6,846.24 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
97.4083°
RAAN
56.3204°
Arg. of periapsis
121.9575°
True anomaly
238.1666°
Mean anomaly
238.2543°
Eccentric anomaly
238.21044°
Mean motion
3.83147 °/min
Orbital period
93.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00045371
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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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| 4 mins | 2025-12-04 17:36:04.192Z | 48.427° ENE | 2025-12-04 17:38:04.192Z | 92.548° ESE | 22.266° | 2025-12-04 17:40:04.192Z | 140.32° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-05 05:42:04.192Z | 188.334° SSW | 2025-12-05 05:44:04.192Z | 235.883° WSW | 36.886° | 2025-12-05 05:47:04.192Z | 333.848° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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