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SAL-E, 68458

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAL-E, 68458 is a payload satellite owned by Cal Poly (US) 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

68458, 2026-067AU

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

California Polytechnic State University (US)

Manufacturer

Cal Poly

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (4 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 SAL-E
1 68458U 26067AU  26217.42169995  .00005318  00000-0  26160-3 0  9990
2 68458  97.4509 174.9654 0003637 258.3500 101.7326 15.18428664 19404

Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:07:14.875Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

69.17709°

Altitude

514.186 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 39m 51s

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

20:28:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.063 km

Perigee altitude

505.055 km

Semi-major axis

6,885.696 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

97.4509°

RAAN

174.9654°

Arg. of periapsis

258.35°

True anomaly

101.7734°

Mean anomaly

101.7326°

Eccentric anomaly

101.753°

Mean motion

3.79858 °/min

Orbital period

94.77 mins

BSTAR

0.0002616

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

HAWK-14C, 68441

BLACK KITE-2, 68474

LEMUR-2 EMARCHIA, 68492

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-9, 68449

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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	2026-08-06 10:24:18.358Z	358.664° N	2026-08-06 10:27:18.358Z	282.538° WNW	37.93°	2026-08-06 10:30:18.358Z	211.614° SW
6 mins	2026-08-06 21:03:18.358Z	149.366° SSE	2026-08-06 21:05:18.358Z	105.612° ESE	39.168°	2026-08-06 21:09:18.358Z	356.246° N

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SAL-E, 68458

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: 2026-08-05T10:07:14.875Z)

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