AEROCUBE 7, 40966
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AEROCUBE 7, 40966 is a payload satellite owned by AERO (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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 7 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 21 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | AERO |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Technology |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 2 kg wet, 2 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.040 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 AEROCUBE 7
1 40966U 15058C 24360.61330434 .00014202 00000-0 11326-2 0 9997
2 40966 64.7650 124.2402 0178987 250.7118 107.4560 14.88755887285564Epoch: 2024-12-25T14:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T14:43:09.494Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 168.8461° |
| Altitude | 643.324 km |
| Speed | 7.515 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 16m 57s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -3.00192° |
| Longitude | 164.73415° |
| Altitude | 637.375 km |
| Speed | 7.522 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 03m 03s |
| Apparent Declination | -41° 45' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:01:08 |
| Azimuth | 235.383° WSW |
| Elevation | -24.999° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 725.297 km |
| Perigee altitude | 475.484 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,978.528 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0178987 |
| Inclination | 64.765° |
| RAAN | 124.2402° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 250.7118° |
| True anomaly | 109.39917° |
| Mean anomaly | 107.456° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 108.42893° |
| Mean motion | 3.72304 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011326 |
| Orbital period | 96.7 mins |
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AEROCUBE 7 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 11:53:45.474Z | 284.49° WNW | 2024-12-26 11:56:45.474Z | 323.246° NNW | 15.84° | 2024-12-26 11:58:45.474Z | 349.287° N |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 18:40:45.474Z | 340.976° N | 2024-12-26 18:43:45.474Z | 34.85° NE | 38.907° | 2024-12-26 18:47:45.474Z | 130.163° SE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 20:21:45.474Z | 272.939° WNW | 2024-12-26 20:22:45.474Z | 258.247° W | 15.425° | 2024-12-26 20:25:45.474Z | 215.693° SW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 08:46:45.474Z | 139.949° SSE | 2024-12-27 08:48:45.474Z | 110.75° ESE | 18.247° | 2024-12-27 08:51:45.474Z | 69.991° E |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 10:24:45.474Z | 234.413° WSW | 2024-12-27 10:27:45.474Z | 293.241° NW | 38.836° | 2024-12-27 10:32:45.474Z | 22.967° NE |
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