Latitude
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AEROCUBE
NORAD 41853 · COSPAR 2016-067F · ACTIVE
Orbit: #54645 @ 484 x 490 km x 98.0319 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-28 22:15 UTC · 23 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 26301.92763947 .00004598 00000-0 18034-3 0 09995
2 41853 98.0319 179.3347 0004178 335.5576 24.5462 15.26312722546459
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 41853U 16067F 26301.92763947 .00004598 00000-0 18034-3 0 09995
2 41853 98.0319 179.3347 0004178 335.5576 24.5462 15.26312722546459
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
November 11th 2016
Spacecraft age
9 years, 11 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
98.0319°
Period
94.35 min
Perigee
484 km
Apogee
490 km
Eccentricity
0.0004178
RAAN
179.3347°
Arg of Perigee
335.5576°
Mean Motion
15.26312722 rev/d