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XCUBE-1, 62400

Orbit data source: Space-Track

XCUBE-1, 62400 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Dec 2024 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

62400, 2024-247Z

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Xplore Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

EXOBOT

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

12 kg wet, 12 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-21 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.138 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 XCUBE-1
1 62400U 24247Z   25167.60016466  .00005990  00000-0  26464-3 0  9999
2 62400  44.9927 123.6770 0001617 260.2872  99.7827 15.22625232 27110

Epoch: 2025-06-16T14:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T14:24:14.226Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

2.50916°

Altitude

498.113 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 14m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

33.8222°

Longitude

43.18701°

Altitude

500.344 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 06m 12s

Apparent Declination

-2° 20' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:01:58

Azimuth

70.721° E

Elevation

-24.932°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

500.645 km

Perigee altitude

498.421 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.67 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

44.9927°

RAAN

123.677°

Arg. of periapsis

260.2872°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

99.7827°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80523 °/min

Orbital period

94.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00026464

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Other satellites on launch #247 in the year 2024 (2024-12-21 UTC)

XCUBE-1 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	2025-06-17 00:02:12.353Z	207.493° SW	2025-06-17 00:05:12.353Z	147.314° SSE	28.651°	2025-06-17 00:08:12.353Z	84.303° E
5 mins	2025-06-17 01:42:12.353Z	268.812° W	2025-06-17 01:44:12.353Z	337.34° NNW	41.024°	2025-06-17 01:47:12.353Z	60.408° ENE
6 mins	2025-06-17 03:21:12.353Z	298.733° NW	2025-06-17 03:24:12.353Z	17.341° NNE	30.459°	2025-06-17 03:27:12.353Z	68.986° E
5 mins	2025-06-17 05:01:12.353Z	303.314° NW	2025-06-17 05:03:12.353Z	10.891° NNE	41.965°	2025-06-17 05:06:12.353Z	99.081° ESE
5 mins	2025-06-17 06:40:12.353Z	264.171° W	2025-06-17 06:42:12.353Z	216.604° SW	26.692°	2025-06-17 06:45:12.353Z	156.457° SSE

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