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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

Country

Related business

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 (8 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, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.138 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 XCUBE-1
1 62400U 24247Z   25241.25609691  .00008470  00000-0  35935-3 0  9990
2 62400  44.9965  84.3233 0004374 272.9502  87.0879 15.23541505 38347

Epoch: 2025-08-29T06:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T06:08:46.773Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

14.42107°

Altitude

495.015 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 37m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:10:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.783 km

Perigee altitude

493.768 km

Semi-major axis

6,874.912 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

44.9965°

RAAN

84.3233°

Arg. of periapsis

272.9502°

True anomaly

87.13796°

Mean anomaly

87.0879°

Eccentric anomaly

87.11293°

Mean motion

3.80752 °/min

Orbital period

94.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00035935

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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	2025-08-30 16:59:38.250Z	237.157° WSW	2025-08-30 17:02:38.250Z	110.545° ESE	43.314°	2025-08-30 17:05:38.250Z	69.2° E
5 mins	2025-08-30 18:39:38.250Z	293.04° NW	2025-08-30 18:41:38.250Z	352.195° N	33.421°	2025-08-30 18:44:38.250Z	59.752° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-30 20:18:38.250Z	304.613° NW	2025-08-30 20:21:38.250Z	32.865° NE	33.114°	2025-08-30 20:24:38.250Z	82.535° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 21:57:38.250Z	287.197° WNW	2025-08-30 22:00:38.250Z	178.356° S	41.785°	2025-08-30 22:03:38.250Z	126.721° SE