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VIREON-1, 68434

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VIREON-1, 68434 is a UK 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

68434, 2026-067U

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 VIREON-1
1 68434U 26067U   26126.87230315  .00003555  00000-0  17647-3 0  9998
2 68434  97.4559  85.9808 0003488 104.4149 255.7472 15.18331016  5679

Epoch: 2026-05-06T20:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T20:56:06.992Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-92.77489°

Altitude

514.564 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 43m 55s

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

19:06:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.256 km

Perigee altitude

505.453 km

Semi-major axis

6,885.992 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

97.4559°

RAAN

85.9808°

Arg. of periapsis

104.4149°

True anomaly

255.70846°

Mean anomaly

255.7472°

Eccentric anomaly

255.72783°

Mean motion

3.79834 °/min

Orbital period

94.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00017647

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VIREON-1 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	2026-05-07 20:47:50.312Z	134.958° SE	2026-05-07 20:50:50.312Z	64.111° ENE	29.914°	2026-05-07 20:53:50.312Z	7.134° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-08 09:53:50.312Z	30.72° NE	2026-05-08 09:55:50.312Z	106.29° ESE	39.624°	2026-05-08 09:58:50.312Z	177.432° S

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VIREON-1, 68434

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T20:56:06.992Z)

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