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PARUS-6U1, 68456

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PARUS-6U1, 68456 is a Taiwanese 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

68456, 2026-067AS

Orbit

SSO

Country

TW / TWN

Related business

National Taipei University of Technology (TW)

Manufacturer

TAIPT

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

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

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 PARUS-6U1
1 68456U 26067AS  26295.59956844  .00006014  00000-0  29309-3 0  9991
2 68456  97.4721 252.2199 0005202   2.9410 357.1854 15.18696507 31269

Epoch: 2026-10-22T14:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T14:23:22.713Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

5.34311°

Altitude

509.286 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 48m 52s

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

19:09:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.331 km

Perigee altitude

503.168 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.886 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

97.4721°

RAAN

252.2199°

Arg. of periapsis

2.941°

True anomaly

357.18247°

Mean anomaly

357.1854°

Eccentric anomaly

357.18394°

Mean motion

3.79925 °/min

Orbital period

94.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00029309

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PARUS-6U1 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	2026-10-23 09:56:05.433Z	21.933° NNE	2026-10-23 09:59:05.433Z	125.683° SE	60.571°	2026-10-23 10:02:05.433Z	181.5° SSW
4 mins	2026-10-23 20:36:05.433Z	98.972° ESE	2026-10-23 20:37:05.433Z	74.125° E	24.782°	2026-10-23 20:40:05.433Z	16.546° NNE

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PARUS-6U1, 68456

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T14:23:22.713Z)

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