AEROCUBE 18B, 63222
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AEROCUBE 18B, 63222 is a payload satellite owned by AERO (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 2025 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
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 + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.045 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 18B
1 63222U 25052N 26083.94219871 .00006021 00000-0 25650-3 0 9999
2 63222 97.4069 338.5057 0006357 72.5821 287.6111 15.23316687 57065Epoch: 2026-03-24T22:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T22:36:45.968Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
176.90155°
Altitude
497.62 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 34m 01s
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
11:49:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
497.174 km
Perigee altitude
488.438 km
Semi-major axis
6,870.943 km
Eccentricity
0.00064
Inclination
97.4069°
RAAN
338.5057°
Arg. of periapsis
72.5821°
True anomaly
287.54165°
Mean anomaly
287.6111°
Eccentric anomaly
287.57638°
Mean motion
3.81082 °/min
Orbital period
94.47 mins
BSTAR
0.0002565
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2025 (2025-03-15 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 18B 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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| 4 mins | 2026-03-25 16:06:22.445Z | 110.645° ESE | 2026-03-25 16:08:22.445Z | 73.435° E | 18.136° | 2026-03-25 16:10:22.445Z | 32.876° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-03-25 17:40:22.445Z | 224.75° SW | 2026-03-25 17:42:22.445Z | 272.458° WNW | 21.826° | 2026-03-25 17:44:22.445Z | 312.479° NW |
| 4 mins | 2026-03-26 05:09:22.445Z | 56.902° ENE | 2026-03-26 05:11:22.445Z | 109.026° ESE | 23.41° | 2026-03-26 05:13:22.445Z | 148.55° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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