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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

11 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 (7 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 11 hours ago

0 XCUBE-1
1 62400U 24247Z   25196.39870713  .00005052  00000-0  22301-3 0  9995
2 62400  44.9961 327.6051 0001891 318.9326  41.1413 15.22944598 31504

Epoch: 2025-07-15T09:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T09:34:08.296Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-109.42323°

Altitude

495.984 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 50m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

25.02142°

Longitude

-84.28778°

Altitude

496.7 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 33m 39s

Apparent Declination

-6° 17' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:20:14

Azimuth

329.017° NNW

Elevation

-52.557°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.871 km

Perigee altitude

497.271 km

Semi-major axis

6,876.708 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

44.9961°

RAAN

327.6051°

Arg. of periapsis

318.9326°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

41.1413°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80603 °/min

Orbital period

94.59 mins

BSTAR

0.00022301

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-16 10:55:53.948Z	183.253° SSW	2025-07-16 10:57:53.948Z	148.843° SSE	18.274°	2025-07-16 11:00:53.948Z	95.235° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-16 12:34:53.948Z	247.452° WSW	2025-07-16 12:36:53.948Z	271.01° WNW	44.815°	2025-07-16 12:39:53.948Z	65.768° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-16 14:13:53.948Z	292.161° WNW	2025-07-16 14:15:53.948Z	334.232° NNW	30.995°	2025-07-16 14:19:53.948Z	64.368° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-16 15:53:53.948Z	308.845° NW	2025-07-16 15:55:53.948Z	10.405° NNE	36.539°	2025-07-16 15:58:53.948Z	85.137° E
5 mins	2025-07-16 17:32:53.948Z	278.134° WNW	2025-07-16 17:34:53.948Z	223.043° SW	37.658°	2025-07-16 17:37:53.948Z	138.325° SSE

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