AEROCUBE 6B, 40046
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AEROCUBE 6B, 40046 is a payload satellite owned by AERO (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Orenburg, Russia (OREN). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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AEROCUBE 6B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | AERO |
| Mission | Operational Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 0.5U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~0.5 kg wet, ~0.5 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.010 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 6B
1 40046U 14033AN 24361.24616544 .00010947 00000-0 11312-2 0 9994
2 40046 97.6734 166.8420 0044877 4.3760 355.7841 14.89544140566380Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:54:28.694Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -17.00587° |
| Altitude | 571.166 km |
| Speed | 7.592 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 07m 22s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 34.85839° |
| Longitude | 168.70167° |
| Altitude | 628.562 km |
| Speed | 7.534 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 38m 18s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 29' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:58:48 |
| Azimuth | 30° NE |
| Elevation | -46.522° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 627.676 km |
| Perigee altitude | 565.077 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,974.514 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0044877 |
| Inclination | 97.6734° |
| RAAN | 166.842° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 4.376° |
| True anomaly | 355.74608° |
| Mean anomaly | 355.7841° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 355.76511° |
| Mean motion | 3.72625 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011312 |
| Orbital period | 96.61 mins |
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AEROCUBE 6B Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 00:11:56.319Z | 10.443° NNE | 2024-12-27 00:15:56.319Z | 267.566° W | 44.786° | 2024-12-27 00:19:56.319Z | 196.236° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 11:03:56.319Z | 149.243° SSE | 2024-12-27 11:06:56.319Z | 46.946° ENE | 39.851° | 2024-12-27 11:09:56.319Z | 357.21° N |
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