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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 spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry

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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 SAL-E
1 68458U 26067AU  26126.83803605  .00006949  00000-0  35303-3 0  9997
2 68458  97.4458  85.8270 0005014 198.2049 161.9006 15.17180860  5660

Epoch: 2026-05-06T20:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T20:06:46.314Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-80.55876°

Altitude

520.737 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 43m 18s

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

01:02:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

514.791 km

Perigee altitude

507.883 km

Semi-major axis

6,889.474 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

97.4458°

RAAN

85.827°

Arg. of periapsis

198.2049°

True anomaly

161.91844°

Mean anomaly

161.9006°

Eccentric anomaly

161.90952°

Mean motion

3.79546 °/min

Orbital period

94.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00035303

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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.
5 mins	2026-05-07 21:34:46.765Z	192.309° SSW	2026-05-07 21:36:46.765Z	259.481° W	38.554°	2026-05-07 21:39:46.765Z	335.162° NNW
5 mins	2026-05-08 10:40:46.765Z	335.365° NNW	2026-05-08 10:42:46.765Z	278.444° WNW	28.301°	2026-05-08 10:45:46.765Z	223.763° SW

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SAL-E, 68458

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T20:06:46.314Z)

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