▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	98.0655°
Eccentricity	0.0004930
Period	94.4 min
Apogee	495 km
Perigee	488 km
Mean motion	15.24686709 rev/day
RAAN	59.2307°
Arg of perigee	77.9453°
Mean anomaly	282.2334°
B*	2.7194e-4
Rev at epoch	52,902

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 41852U 16067E 26187.58366541 .00006643 00000-0 27194-3 0 9997

2 41852 98.0655 59.2307 0004930 77.9453 282.2334 15.24686709529022

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "AEROCUBE 8D",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2016-067E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T14:00:28.691+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.24686709,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000493,
  "INCLINATION": 98.0655,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 59.2307,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 77.9453,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 282.2334,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 41852,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 52902,
  "BSTAR": 0.00027194,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00006643,
  "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 8D
Operator	Aerospace Corp.HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Nov 11, 2016HIGHvia 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/41852

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