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VINDLER 2.3, 68486

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VINDLER 2.3, 68486 is a payload satellite owned by Sierra Nevada (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

68486, 2026-067BY

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Sierra Nevada Corp. (US)

Manufacturer

Muon Space

Mission

Operational Commercial Sigint

Bus & Motor

MUON HALO, Unknown motor

Mass

~130 kg wet, ~130 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.173 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 VINDLER 2.3
1 68486U 26067BY  26263.13453809  .00000969  00000-0  10051-3 0  9999
2 68486  97.7678 219.9860 0002352  60.3548 299.7905 14.92241189 25886

Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:13:44.090Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

172.51922°

Altitude

593.177 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 39m 56s

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

07:42:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

589.606 km

Perigee altitude

586.329 km

Semi-major axis

6,966.105 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

97.7678°

RAAN

219.986°

Arg. of periapsis

60.3548°

True anomaly

299.76711°

Mean anomaly

299.7905°

Eccentric anomaly

299.7788°

Mean motion

3.733 °/min

Orbital period

96.44 mins

BSTAR

0.00010051

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

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IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-16, 68452

LEMUR-2 EMARCHIA, 68492

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VINDLER 2.3 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.
8 mins	2026-09-20 21:02:46.727Z	156.672° SSE	2026-09-20 21:06:46.727Z	76.079° E	66.034°	2026-09-20 21:10:46.727Z	353.845° N
7 mins	2026-09-21 10:21:46.727Z	3.706° NNE	2026-09-21 10:25:46.727Z	271.439° WNW	58.486°	2026-09-21 10:28:46.727Z	209.124° SW

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VINDLER 2.3, 68486

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:13:44.090Z)

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