Satellite · NORAD 59291 · COSPAR 2024-053D
AEROCUBE 16B
- Operator United States
- Constellation —
- Country United States
Altitude now
426.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.66km/s
Inclination
49.99°
Period
93.1 min
93.1 min
Perigee
426km
Apogee
430km
orbit agingOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 23:59 UTC (20.3 h old)· Metadata updated 10 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 22.086° N
- Longitude
- 31.758° W
- Altitude
- 426.5 km
- Velocity
- 7.660 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 23:59 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 21 Mar 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-053
- Launch site
- Wallops Flight Facility / MARS, Virginia
Objects from the same launch · 5
- USA 35259288PayloadActive
- MOLA59289PayloadActive
- AEROCUBE 16A59290PayloadActive
- ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B59292Rocket bodyInactive
- ELECTRON R/B59293Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 59291
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-053D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXXSMBKBWBX7QFCAYD3
- Canonical slug
- aerocube-16b-59291
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.