OBJECT XV, 66909

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OBJECT XV, 66909 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
66909, 1998-067XV
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
SILVER
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
0.88 kg wet, 0.88 kg dry
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
Box + 1 Ant, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.026 m²

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago
0 OBJECT XV
1 66909U 98067XV  26039.69621556  .00112035  00000-0  11970-2 0  9992
2 66909  51.6268 212.3016 0002456 240.1413 119.9338 15.63047700 10645
Epoch: 2026-02-08T16:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T16:42:33.024Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-177.13766°
Altitude
380.432 km
Speed
7.682 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 09m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in partial 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
10:35:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
381.032 km
Perigee altitude
377.713 km
Semi-major axis
6,757.509 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
51.6268°
RAAN
212.3016°
Arg. of periapsis
240.1413°
True anomaly
119.95819°
Mean anomaly
119.9338°
Eccentric anomaly
119.94599°
Mean motion
3.90718 °/min
Orbital period
92.14 mins
BSTAR
0.001197
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