TROOP-F3, 68429
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TROOP-F3, 68429 is a payload satellite owned by NearSpaceLaunch (US) 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NearSpaceLaunch
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.139 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 TROOP-F3
1 68429U 26067P 26228.40565345 .00007756 00000-0 35483-3 0 9993
2 68429 97.4553 186.1951 0003305 134.4602 225.6904 15.20795778 21097Epoch: 2026-08-16T09:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-16T09:44:08.458Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
75.35722°
Altitude
508.118 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 24m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:39:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
502.679 km
Perigee altitude
498.133 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.543 km
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
97.4553°
RAAN
186.1951°
Arg. of periapsis
134.4602°
True anomaly
225.66331°
Mean anomaly
225.6904°
Eccentric anomaly
225.67685°
Mean motion
3.80451 °/min
Orbital period
94.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00035483
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TROOP-F3 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-08-17 09:58:35.102Z | 17.45° NNE | 2026-08-17 10:02:35.102Z | 144.805° SSE | 41.005° | 2026-08-17 10:05:35.102Z | 184.375° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2026-08-17 20:38:35.102Z | 100.509° ESE | 2026-08-17 20:39:35.102Z | 74.889° E | 23.304° | 2026-08-17 20:42:35.102Z | 15.828° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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