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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

63222, 2025-052N

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

The Aerospace Corporation (US)

Manufacturer

AERO

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-15 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.045 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 AEROCUBE 18B
1 63222U 25052N   26251.66545397  .00006047  00000-0  24384-3 0  9991
2 63222  97.3846 144.0376 0004276 170.7241 189.4077 15.25181235 82616

Epoch: 2026-09-08T15:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-08T15:58:15.223Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-83.25444°

Altitude

496.237 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 36m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:43:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.135 km

Perigee altitude

484.264 km

Semi-major axis

6,865.336 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.3846°

RAAN

144.0376°

Arg. of periapsis

170.7241°

True anomaly

189.39969°

Mean anomaly

189.4077°

Eccentric anomaly

189.4037°

Mean motion

3.81549 °/min

Orbital period

94.35 mins

BSTAR

0.00024384

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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.
4 mins	2026-09-10 06:20:24.752Z	331.623° NNW	2026-09-10 06:21:24.752Z	305.106° NW	31.485°	2026-09-10 06:24:24.752Z	228.86° WSW
5 mins	2026-09-10 16:55:24.752Z	162.223° S	2026-09-10 16:57:24.752Z	115.7° SE	78.701°	2026-09-10 17:00:24.752Z	350.814° N

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AEROCUBE 18B, 63222

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-08T15:58:15.223Z)

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