AETHER-1, 58281
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AETHER-1, 58281 is a payload satellite owned by Kepler Comms (CA) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 11 Nov 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 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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AETHER-1 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | KEPLER/UTIAS |
Mission status | Operational |
Mission | Commercial Communications |
Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor |
Mass | 15 kg wet, 15 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 AETHER-1
1 58281U 23174AB 24256.18278979 .00011949 00000-0 51292-3 0 9997
2 58281 97.4515 330.2683 0007916 283.5357 76.4997 15.22831059 46950
Epoch: 2024-09-12T04:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-12T04:23:13.037Z)
Latitude | -0.00009° |
Longitude | -87.20889° |
Altitude | 499.132 km |
Speed | 7.616 km/s |
True Right ascension | 22h 01m 04s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | -14.48645° |
Longitude | -84.89463° |
Altitude | 500.924 km |
Speed | 7.614 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 20h 32m 16s |
Apparent Declination | -29° 46' 23" |
Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 06:14:53 |
Azimuth | 279.162° WNW |
Elevation | -60.26° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 499.71 km |
Perigee | 488.83 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,872.407 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0007916 |
Inclination | 97.4515° |
RAAN | 330.2683° |
Arg. of periapsis | 283.5357° |
True anomaly | 76.58792° |
Mean anomaly | 76.4997° |
Eccentric anomaly | 76.54381° |
Mean motion | 3.8096 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00051292 |
Period | 94.5 mins |
No data available
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AETHER-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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