▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	98.0530°
Eccentricity	0.0005110
Period	94.4 min
Apogee	495 km
Perigee	487 km
Mean motion	15.24945674 rev/day
RAAN	56.9510°
Arg of perigee	10.9574°
Mean anomaly	349.1772°
B*	2.3555e-4
Rev at epoch	52,909

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 41853U 16067F 26188.06477431 .00005788 00000-0 23555-3 0 9999

2 41853 98.0530 56.9510 0005110 10.9574 349.1772 15.24945674529092

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "AEROCUBE 8C",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2016-067F",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T01:33:16.5+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.24945674,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000511,
  "INCLINATION": 98.053,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 56.951,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 10.9574,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 349.1772,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 41853,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 52909,
  "BSTAR": 0.00023555,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00005788,
  "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 8C
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/41853

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