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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 (5 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 PARUS-6U1
1 68456U 26067AS  26235.30021944  .00004829  00000-0  23988-3 0  9997
2 68456  97.4606 192.6822 0005465 170.2123 189.9218 15.18126905 22111

Epoch: 2026-08-23T07:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T07:12:18.959Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

113.00496°

Altitude

518.298 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 50m 43s

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

18:16:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.236 km

Perigee altitude

504.709 km

Semi-major axis

6,886.61 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

97.4606°

RAAN

192.6822°

Arg. of periapsis

170.2123°

True anomaly

189.91102°

Mean anomaly

189.9218°

Eccentric anomaly

189.91641°

Mean motion

3.79783 °/min

Orbital period

94.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00023988

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

LUNA-2, 68470

NUSAT-53 (JANE GOODALL), 68432

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-16, 68452

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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.
4 mins	2026-08-24 10:40:42.649Z	331.512° NNW	2026-08-24 10:42:42.649Z	270.535° WNW	27.613°	2026-08-24 10:44:42.649Z	230.155° WSW
5 mins	2026-08-24 21:18:42.649Z	168.778° S	2026-08-24 21:20:42.649Z	190.549° SSW	44.766°	2026-08-24 21:23:42.649Z	346.999° N

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PARUS-6U1, 68456

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T07:12:18.959Z)

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