Latitude
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AEROCUBE
NORAD 41852 · COSPAR 2016-067E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #54335 @ 485 x 492 km x 98.048 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-08 14:19 UTC · 41.8 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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AEROCUBE 8D
1 41852U 16067E 26281.59665370 .00006339 00000-0 25152-3 0 09999
2 41852 98.0480 160.3995 0004912 97.3179 262.8616 15.25752372543356
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 41852U 16067E 26281.59665370 .00006339 00000-0 25152-3 0 09999
2 41852 98.0480 160.3995 0004912 97.3179 262.8616 15.25752372543356
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
November 11th 2016
Spacecraft age
9 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Aerospace Corporation
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
Contractor
Aerospace Corporation
Launch mass
2 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.048°
Period
94.38 min
Perigee
485 km
Apogee
492 km
Eccentricity
0.0004912
RAAN
160.3995°
Arg of Perigee
97.3179°
Mean Motion
15.25752372 rev/d