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LEGION 2, 59626

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LEGION 2, 59626 is a payload satellite owned by Maxar Intel (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 02 May 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

59626, 2024-081B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Maxar Technologies Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar Space Inf

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

LEGION, Unknown motor

Mass

~700 kg wet, 630 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-05-02 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

9.079 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 LEGION 2
1 59626U 24081B   26278.54617654  .00002600  00000-0  13382-3 0  9994
2 59626  97.4935 355.3149 0010144 318.7399  41.3066 15.17275832134275

Epoch: 2026-10-05T13:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-05T13:06:29.653Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

144.46784°

Altitude

511.912 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 41m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:57:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

518.04 km

Perigee altitude

504.063 km

Semi-major axis

6,889.188 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

97.4935°

RAAN

355.3149°

Arg. of periapsis

318.7399°

True anomaly

41.3834°

Mean anomaly

41.3066°

Eccentric anomaly

41.34499°

Mean motion

3.79569 °/min

Orbital period

94.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00013382

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LEGION 2 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2026-10-06 05:03:29.193Z	154.535° SSE	2026-10-06 05:06:29.193Z	108.035° ESE	55.829°	2026-10-06 05:10:29.193Z	355.76° N
6 mins	2026-10-06 18:10:29.193Z	9.223° NNE	2026-10-06 18:12:29.193Z	343.868° N	76.263°	2026-10-06 18:16:29.193Z	195.618° SSW

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LEGION 2, 59626

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-05T13:06:29.653Z)

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