AEROCUBE

NORAD 43557 · COSPAR 2018-046D · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

AEROCUBE 12B reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #28494 @ 163 x 165 km x 51.6008 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-08-14 05:55 UTC Â· 28036.4 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 12B
1 43557U 18046D 23226.24678533 .09765059 12435-4 64515-3 0 9990
2 43557 51.6008 240.9156 0001815 299.7393 60.3452 16.40779967284943

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 16th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Aerospace Corporation

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cygnus

Launch vehicle

Nanorack Deployer

Contractor

Aerospace Corporation

Launch mass

4 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

51.6008Â°

Period

87.76 min

Perigee

163 km

Apogee

165 km

Eccentricity

0.0001815

RAAN

240.9156Â°

Arg of Perigee

299.7393Â°

Mean Motion

16.40779967 rev/d