AEROCUBE

NORAD 40966 · COSPAR 2015-058C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #38362 @ 487 x 668 km x 64.7618 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 06:43 UTC Â· 30.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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AEROCUBE 7
1 40966U 15058C 26286.27990841 .00005457 00000-0 41619-3 0 09993
2 40966 64.7618 234.6760 0130431 17.2431 343.3051 14.96499174383622

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 8th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Aerospace Corporation

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Aerospace Corporation

Launch mass

2 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

64.7618Â°

Period

96.22 min

Perigee

487 km

Apogee

668 km

Eccentricity

0.0130431

RAAN

234.676Â°

Arg of Perigee

17.2431Â°

Mean Motion

14.96499174 rev/d