VEGA, 68430
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VEGA, 68430 is a Swedish payload satellite 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
SE / SWEDRelated business
None
Manufacturer
UNKSE
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U?, Unknown motor
Mass
~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 VEGA
1 68430U 26067Q 26236.33888073 .00006504 00000-0 30584-3 0 9999
2 68430 97.4539 193.9384 0002857 87.1206 273.0356 15.19914019 22294Epoch: 2026-08-24T08:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T08:07:59.295Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
99.31933°
Altitude
509.085 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 55m 45s
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
13:52:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
505.034 km
Perigee altitude
501.102 km
Semi-major axis
6,881.205 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
97.4539°
RAAN
193.9384°
Arg. of periapsis
87.1206°
True anomaly
273.00291°
Mean anomaly
273.0356°
Eccentric anomaly
273.01925°
Mean motion
3.8023 °/min
Orbital period
94.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00030584
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-08-25 09:58:32.594Z | 18.755° NNE | 2026-08-25 10:01:32.594Z | 87.491° E | 42.598° | 2026-08-25 10:04:32.594Z | 182.72° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-25 20:37:32.594Z | 116.487° SE | 2026-08-25 20:39:32.594Z | 72.04° E | 23.485° | 2026-08-25 20:42:32.594Z | 14.83° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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