▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	49.9872°
Eccentricity	0.0003175
Period	93.2 min
Apogee	435 km
Perigee	431 km
Mean motion	15.44458355 rev/day
RAAN	223.4216°
Arg of perigee	40.1925°
Mean anomaly	319.9273°
B*	2.5170e-4
Rev at epoch	12,418

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 59290U 24053C 26188.09974374 .00011465 00000-0 25170-3 0 9992

2 59290 49.9872 223.4216 0003175 40.1925 319.9273 15.44458355124187

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "AEROCUBE 16A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-053C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:23:37.859+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.44458355,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0003175,
  "INCLINATION": 49.9872,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 223.4216,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 40.1925,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 319.9273,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 59290,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 12418,
  "BSTAR": 0.0002517,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00011465,
  "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 16A
Operator	Aerospace Corp.HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 21, 2024HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	10HIGHvia 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

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