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AE5RC, 66677

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AE5RC, 66677 is a payload satellite owned by ArkEdge (JP) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 28 Nov 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

66677, 2025-276M

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

ArkEdge Space (JP)

Manufacturer

ArkEdge

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-11-28 (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 Ant, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.006 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 AE5RC
1 66677U 25276M   26193.17852605  .00008038  00000-0  34062-3 0  9996
2 66677  97.4177 266.7951 0003313 281.6536  78.4329 15.23400917 34255

Epoch: 2026-07-12T04:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T04:17:04.650Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-87.55539°

Altitude

498.23 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 47m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

01:15:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

494.829 km

Perigee altitude

490.277 km

Semi-major axis

6,870.69 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

97.4177°

RAAN

266.7951°

Arg. of periapsis

281.6536°

True anomaly

78.4701°

Mean anomaly

78.4329°

Eccentric anomaly

78.4515°

Mean motion

3.81103 °/min

Orbital period

94.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00034062

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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	2026-07-12 17:27:25.847Z	26.713° NE	2026-07-12 17:30:25.847Z	87.492° E	34.607°	2026-07-12 17:33:25.847Z	168.632° S
4 mins	2026-07-13 05:39:25.847Z	229.852° WSW	2026-07-13 05:40:25.847Z	255.817° W	24.103°	2026-07-13 05:43:25.847Z	319.5° NNW

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AE5RC, 66677

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T04:17:04.650Z)

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