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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

23 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 (5 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 23 hours ago

0 XCUBE-1
1 62400U 24247Z   25128.29462306  .00006415  00000-0  28720-3 0  9999
2 62400  44.9937 336.5637 0001181 357.9243   2.1633 15.22066271 21120

Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:04:15.432Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

4.13223°

Altitude

498.795 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 26m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

19.02071°

Longitude

158.95073°

Altitude

499.763 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 00m 32s

Apparent Declination

-14° 14' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:56:09

Azimuth

277.512° WNW

Elevation

-31.144°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.028 km

Perigee altitude

500.403 km

Semi-major axis

6,879.352 km

Eccentricity

0.0001181

Inclination

44.9937°

RAAN

336.5637°

Arg. of periapsis

357.9243°

True anomaly

2.16381°

Mean anomaly

2.1633°

Eccentric anomaly

2.16356°

Mean motion

3.80384 °/min

BSTAR

0.0002872

Orbital period

94.64 mins

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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	2025-05-09 16:20:25.529Z	200.781° SSW	2025-05-09 16:23:25.529Z	129.958° SE	26.737°	2025-05-09 16:25:25.529Z	89.941° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 17:59:25.529Z	263.649° W	2025-05-09 18:02:25.529Z	19.168° NNE	39.941°	2025-05-09 18:05:25.529Z	62.525° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-09 19:39:25.529Z	303.449° NW	2025-05-09 19:41:25.529Z	355.963° N	31.201°	2025-05-09 19:44:25.529Z	64.594° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-09 21:18:25.529Z	300.676° NW	2025-05-09 21:21:25.529Z	48.774° ENE	40.387°	2025-05-09 21:24:25.529Z	98.948° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-09 22:58:25.529Z	259.578° W	2025-05-09 23:00:25.529Z	203.724° SW	27.53°	2025-05-09 23:03:25.529Z	151.718° SSE

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Check out XCUBE-1, 62400 on other resources

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