AEROCUBE 16A, 59290
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AEROCUBE 16A, 59290 is a payload satellite owned by AERO (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 21 Mar 2024 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Wallops Island (WLPIS). 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AERO
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.322 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 AEROCUBE 16A
1 59290U 24053C 26171.40456756 .00013907 00000-0 30881-3 0 9996
2 59290 49.9890 308.3667 0003089 330.9453 29.1338 15.43925888121605Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:42:34.637Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-105.89731°
Altitude
433.255 km
Speed
7.654 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 33m 28s
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
21:25:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
437.421 km
Perigee altitude
433.212 km
Semi-major axis
6,813.453 km
Eccentricity
0.00031
Inclination
49.989°
RAAN
308.3667°
Arg. of periapsis
330.9453°
True anomaly
29.15104°
Mean anomaly
29.1338°
Eccentric anomaly
29.14242°
Mean motion
3.85916 °/min
Orbital period
93.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00030881
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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 2024 (2024-03-21 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.AEROCUBE 16A 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 | 2026-06-22 11:36:06.081Z | 229.583° WSW | 2026-06-22 11:39:06.081Z | 174.955° S | 44.073° | 2026-06-22 11:42:06.081Z | 58.741° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 13:15:06.081Z | 301.363° NW | 2026-06-22 13:17:06.081Z | 349.943° N | 20.992° | 2026-06-22 13:19:06.081Z | 30.78° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 18:09:06.081Z | 280.363° WNW | 2026-06-22 18:10:06.081Z | 248.072° W | 36.245° | 2026-06-22 18:13:06.081Z | 146.139° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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