OBJECT AE

OBJECT AE (NORAD ID 62405) is a space object catalogued under Unknown, launched on 2024-12-21 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, United States on the Bandwagon-2 launch. Independent catalogue analysis identifies this object as OWLSAT-04, attributed to ONDO Space. It orbits in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at altitudes between 306 km and 327 km with an inclination of 45.0°. It travels at approximately 27,793 km/h (7.72 km/s), completing one full orbit every 91 minutes — that’s roughly 15.85 orbits per day. At its current altitude, the estimated orbital lifetime before atmospheric re-entry is months to ~1 year. Orbital Radar tracks OBJECT AE in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

OBJECT AE orbits at an average altitude of 317 km in the lower reaches of Low Earth Orbit, where atmospheric drag is significant and orbital lifetimes are measured in months to a few years. This is the busiest corridor in space — home to crewed spacecraft, rapid-revisit imaging satellites and the densest part of the Starlink constellation. Within ±50 km of OBJECT AE’s average altitude, there are currently 1,000 active payloads and 32 tracked debris or rocket body fragments — notable neighbours include STARLINK-1020, STARLINK-1036, STARLINK-1043. This makes it one of the more crowded altitude bands, containing roughly 5.3% of all active satellites. With an inclination of 45.0°, OBJECT AE passes over latitudes between 45.0°N and 45.0°S, covering the tropical and temperate zones where most of the world’s population resides. Low-to-mid inclination orbits are efficient to reach from equatorial and mid-latitude launch sites.