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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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 VIREON-1
1 68434U 26067U   26132.14454950  .00002544  00000-0  12713-3 0  9994
2 68434  97.4559  91.1785 0003565  95.0589 265.1052 15.18362157  6479

Epoch: 2026-05-12T03:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-12T03:28:09.076Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

169.21755°

Altitude

514.087 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 04m 42s

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

17:17:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.215 km

Perigee altitude

505.306 km

Semi-major axis

6,885.897 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

97.4559°

RAAN

91.1785°

Arg. of periapsis

95.0589°

True anomaly

265.0645°

Mean anomaly

265.1052°

Eccentric anomaly

265.08485°

Mean motion

3.79841 °/min

Orbital period

94.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00012713

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

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ICEYE-X72, 68504

NUSAT-54(BRANCA MARQUES), 68442

LEMUR-2 JULIA-JOEL, 68476

LEMUR-2 PEGGY-2004, 68479

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-13, 68450

VINDLER 2.2, 68484

OBJECT BC, 68466

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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.
7 mins	2026-05-12 10:20:48.694Z	3.523° NNE	2026-05-12 10:24:48.694Z	250.697° W	38.602°	2026-05-12 10:27:48.694Z	206.139° SW
5 mins	2026-05-12 21:00:48.694Z	141.607° SSE	2026-05-12 21:02:48.694Z	77.45° E	38.018°	2026-05-12 21:05:48.694Z	1.165° NNE

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VIREON-1, 68434

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-12T03:28:09.076Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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