OBJECT XS, 66906

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OBJECT XS, 66906 is an American satellite in LEO that was delivered to and deployed from the ISS. Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.

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Identifier
66906, 1998-067XS
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
None
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1998-11-20 (27 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 OBJECT XS
1 66906U 98067XS  25350.53155357  .00024501  00000-0  42417-3 0  9999
2 66906  51.6305 123.6106 0003271 220.1232 139.9515 15.50774437  2203
Epoch: 2025-12-16T12:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-16T12:45:26.228Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-153.16318°
Altitude
416.905 km
Speed
7.661 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 14m 26s
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
10:16:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
417.195 km
Perigee altitude
412.751 km
Semi-major axis
6,793.11 km
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
51.6305°
RAAN
123.6106°
Arg. of periapsis
220.1232°
True anomaly
139.97561°
Mean anomaly
139.9515°
Eccentric anomaly
139.96356°
Mean motion
3.8765 °/min
Orbital period
92.87 mins
BSTAR
0.00042417
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