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OBJECT Y, 68438

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OBJECT Y, 68438 is a 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

68438, 2026-067Y

Orbit

SSO

Country

TBD

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (7 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

0.045 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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0 OBJECT Y
1 68438U 26067Y   26307.63514734  .00013108  00000-0  54409-3 0  9999
2 68438  97.4699 264.9876 0000426  19.4809 340.6444 15.23972396 33154

Epoch: 2026-11-03T15:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-03T15:14:36.730Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-6.56042°

Altitude

496.69 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 39m 57s

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

12:23:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

491.129 km

Perigee altitude

490.544 km

Semi-major axis

6,868.973 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

97.4699°

RAAN

264.9876°

Arg. of periapsis

19.4809°

True anomaly

340.64278°

Mean anomaly

340.6444°

Eccentric anomaly

340.64359°

Mean motion

3.81246 °/min

Orbital period

94.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00054409

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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	2026-11-04 21:18:28.851Z	164.64° S	2026-11-04 21:21:28.851Z	126.7° SE	81.067°	2026-11-04 21:24:28.851Z	349.747° N
6 mins	2026-11-05 10:21:28.851Z	2.737° NNE	2026-11-05 10:24:28.851Z	239.257° WSW	56.866°	2026-11-05 10:27:28.851Z	202.54° SW

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OBJECT Y, 68438

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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