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YAM-9, 66694

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAM-9, 66694 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 28 Nov 2025 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

66694, 2025-276AE

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

ARROW, Unknown motor

Mass

~150 kg wet, ~140 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-11-28 (4 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.032 m²

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 YAM-9
1 66694U 25276AE  26095.45456817  .00007753  00000-0  42737-3 0  9993
2 66694  97.4245 169.7580 0008707 192.7722 167.3291 15.14229444 19344

Epoch: 2026-04-05T10:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T10:54:34.689Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

172.35371°

Altitude

532.265 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 19m 01s

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

03:54:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

526.3 km

Perigee altitude

514.287 km

Semi-major axis

6,898.43 km

Eccentricity

0.00087

Inclination

97.4245°

RAAN

169.758°

Arg. of periapsis

192.7722°

True anomaly

167.35096°

Mean anomaly

167.3291°

Eccentric anomaly

167.34003°

Mean motion

3.78807 °/min

Orbital period

95.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00042737

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Other satellites on launch #276 in the year 2025 (2025-11-28 UTC)

IMPULSE-3 MIRA, 66687

LEMUR-2-TARTIFLETTE, 66784

LEMUR-2-STAS-GORBUK, 66686

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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.
6 mins	2026-04-06 04:29:16.891Z	139.229° SSE	2026-04-06 04:32:16.891Z	74.348° E	32.334°	2026-04-06 04:35:16.891Z	7.458° NNE
6 mins	2026-04-06 17:37:16.891Z	22.401° NNE	2026-04-06 17:39:16.891Z	68.582° E	41.653°	2026-04-06 17:43:16.891Z	184.155° SSW

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YAM-9, 66694

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T10:54:34.689Z)

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Other satellites on launch #276 in the year 2025 (2025-11-28 UTC)

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