W-SERIES 6, 68469 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
W-SERIES 6, 68469 was a payload satellite owned by Varda Space (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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Varda Space
Mission
Decayed spacecraft
Bus & Motor
VW, Unknown motor
Mass
300 kg wet, 55 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 month ago
TLE from 1 month ago
0 W-SERIES 6
1 68469U 26067BF 26139.25001157 .00129956 00000-0 22025-2 0 9991
2 68469 97.4511 98.1562 0420430 19.6377 264.4221 14.90385529 4369Epoch: 2026-05-19T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T06:00:00.999Z)
Latitude
-78.19196°
Longitude
169.70394°
Altitude
665.21 km
Speed
7.501 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 06m 32s
True Declination
-78° 07' 19"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:12:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
886.85 km
Perigee altitude
300.614 km
Semi-major axis
6,971.869 km
Eccentricity
0.04204
Inclination
97.4511°
RAAN
98.1562°
Arg. of periapsis
19.6377°
True anomaly
259.65701°
Mean anomaly
264.4221°
Eccentric anomaly
262.03644°
Mean motion
3.72837 °/min
Orbital period
96.56 mins
BSTAR
0.0022025
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.W-SERIES 6 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-06-20 20:46:36.803Z | 143.084° SSE | 2026-06-20 20:50:36.803Z | 59.519° ENE | 37.148° | 2026-06-20 20:54:36.803Z | 0.784° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-20 22:23:36.803Z | 240.185° WSW | 2026-06-20 22:25:36.803Z | 269.51° W | 17.428° | 2026-06-20 22:28:36.803Z | 308.831° NW |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-21 10:02:36.803Z | 11.631° NNE | 2026-06-21 10:06:36.803Z | 2.689° NNE | 44.773° | 2026-06-21 10:10:36.803Z | 193.9° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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