Latitude
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AEROCUBE
NORAD 41853 · COSPAR 2016-067F · ACTIVE
Orbit: #54335 @ 484 x 492 km x 98.0358 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-08 14:27 UTC · 23.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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AEROCUBE 8C
1 41853U 16067F 26281.60260752 .00006672 00000-0 26245-3 0 09991
2 41853 98.0358 157.4917 0006055 41.3482 318.8212 15.26016790543350
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 41853U 16067F 26281.60260752 .00006672 00000-0 26245-3 0 09991
2 41853 98.0358 157.4917 0006055 41.3482 318.8212 15.26016790543350
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
5 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.0358°
Period
94.36 min
Perigee
484 km
Apogee
492 km
Eccentricity
0.0006055
RAAN
157.4917°
Arg of Perigee
41.3482°
Mean Motion
15.2601679 rev/d