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DISCO-2, 68431

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DISCO-2, 68431 is a payload satellite owned by Aarhus U. (DK) 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

68431, 2026-067R

Orbit

SSO

Country

DK / DEN

Related business

Aarhus University (DK)

Manufacturer

Aarhus U.

Mission

Operational Amateur Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (5 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 DISCO-2
1 68431U 26067R   26254.83600031  .00006638  00000-0  30930-3 0  9994
2 68431  97.4692 212.4539 0003968  70.6271 289.5393 15.20221048 25108

Epoch: 2026-09-11T20:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T20:03:50.426Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-79.35985°

Altitude

507.349 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 09m 48s

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

09:49:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

504.872 km

Perigee altitude

499.411 km

Semi-major axis

6,880.279 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

97.4692°

RAAN

212.4539°

Arg. of periapsis

70.6271°

True anomaly

289.49644°

Mean anomaly

289.5393°

Eccentric anomaly

289.51787°

Mean motion

3.80307 °/min

Orbital period

94.66 mins

BSTAR

0.0003093

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W-SERIES 6, 68469 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2 DELOITTE-3, 68471

GEMS2-AMETHYST, 68505

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DISCO-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	2026-09-12 21:27:39.380Z	176.246° S	2026-09-12 21:30:39.380Z	237.247° WSW	66.401°	2026-09-12 21:33:39.380Z	340.486° N
5 mins	2026-09-13 10:32:39.380Z	351.048° N	2026-09-13 10:34:39.380Z	306.772° NW	41.15°	2026-09-13 10:37:39.380Z	220.144° SW

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DISCO-2, 68431

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T20:03:50.426Z)

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