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AE1A, 68487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AE1A, 68487 is a payload satellite owned by ArkEdge (JP) 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

68487, 2026-067BZ

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

ArkEdge Space (JP)

Manufacturer

ArkEdge

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 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 + 2 Pan, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 AE1A
1 68487U 26067BZ  26217.41317253  .00002669  00000-0  26210-3 0  9995
2 68487  97.7569 174.9903 0003471  86.2291 273.9326 14.93019025 19077

Epoch: 2026-08-05T09:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T09:54:58.106Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

72.28025°

Altitude

591.407 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 39m 57s

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

20:27:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

587.963 km

Perigee altitude

583.128 km

Semi-major axis

6,963.682 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

97.7569°

RAAN

174.9903°

Arg. of periapsis

86.2291°

True anomaly

273.89292°

Mean anomaly

273.9326°

Eccentric anomaly

273.91276°

Mean motion

3.73495 °/min

Orbital period

96.39 mins

BSTAR

0.0002621

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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.
4 mins	2026-08-06 09:01:56.530Z	61.569° ENE	2026-08-06 09:03:56.530Z	92.637° ESE	14.648°	2026-08-06 09:05:56.530Z	123.643° SE
6 mins	2026-08-06 10:36:56.530Z	349.023° N	2026-08-06 10:39:56.530Z	273.631° WNW	32.356°	2026-08-06 10:42:56.530Z	220.866° SW
7 mins	2026-08-06 21:24:56.530Z	175.577° S	2026-08-06 21:28:56.530Z	271.696° WNW	42.673°	2026-08-06 21:31:56.530Z	339.815° N

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AE1A, 68487

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: 2026-08-05T09:54:58.106Z)

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