▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	64.7609°
Eccentricity	0.0121451
Period	96.3 min
Apogee	664 km
Perigee	495 km
Mean motion	14.95859784 rev/day
RAAN	183.7222°
Arg of perigee	54.0290°
Mean anomaly	307.2015°
B*	3.0749e-4
Rev at epoch	36,887

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 40966U 15058C 26187.68997801 .00003817 00000-0 30749-3 0 9991

2 40966 64.7609 183.7222 0121451 54.0290 307.2015 14.95859784368878

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "AEROCUBE 7",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2015-058C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:33:34.1+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.95859784,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0121451,
  "INCLINATION": 64.7609,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 183.7222,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 54.029,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 307.2015,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 40966,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 36887,
  "BSTAR": 0.00030749,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00003817,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	AEROCUBE 7
Operator	Aerospace Corp.HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Oct 8, 2015HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	2HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/40966

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.