AEROCUBE

NORAD 40659 · COSPAR 2015-025J · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

AEROCUBE 8A reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 5 years ago).

Orbit: #11882 @ 171 x 178 km x 54.983 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2021-10-09 03:14 UTC Â· 44219 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

AEROCUBE 8A
1 40659U 15025J 21282.13514997 .05661787 12017-4 60766-3 0 9994
2 40659 54.9830 189.0569 0005044 296.8159 63.2396 16.36725578118825

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 20th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Aerospace Corporation

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Aerospace Corporation

Launch mass

5 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

54.983Â°

Period

87.98 min

Perigee

171 km

Apogee

178 km

Eccentricity

0.0005044

RAAN

189.0569Â°

Arg of Perigee

296.8159Â°

Mean Motion

16.36725578 rev/d