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VIREON-2, 68421

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VIREON-2, 68421 is a payload satellite owned by AAC ClydeSpace (UK) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 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

68421, 2026-067F

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

AAC Clyde Space (SE)

Manufacturer

AAC ClydeSpace

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 16U EPIC, Unknown motor

Mass

~20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (3 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 VIREON-2
1 68421U 26067F   26171.40885507  .00003245  00000-0  15902-3 0  9990
2 68421  97.4522 129.8615 0001228 120.6946 239.4409 15.18849610 12439

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:48:45.078Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

74.04978°

Altitude

512.834 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 39m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

07:19:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

507.131 km

Perigee altitude

505.44 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.423 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

97.4522°

RAAN

129.8615°

Arg. of periapsis

120.6946°

True anomaly

239.42878°

Mean anomaly

239.4409°

Eccentric anomaly

239.43484°

Mean motion

3.79964 °/min

Orbital period

94.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00015902

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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)

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DB-WALI-WMU, 68443

CAPELLA-20 (ACADIA), 68485

OBJECT BT, 68481

LUNA-2, 68470

NUSAT-53 (JANE GOODALL), 68432

DB-SKYFORGE CORE-TU, 68445

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VIREON-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.
6 mins	2026-06-21 20:44:05.591Z	131.874° SE	2026-06-21 20:47:05.591Z	65.417° ENE	27.747°	2026-06-21 20:50:05.591Z	9.255° NNE
5 mins	2026-06-22 09:50:05.591Z	38.334° NE	2026-06-22 09:52:05.591Z	119.148° SE	36.394°	2026-06-22 09:55:05.591Z	174.723° S

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VIREON-2, 68421

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:48:45.078Z)

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