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VINDLER 2.1, 68488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VINDLER 2.1, 68488 is an American payload satellite 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

68488, 2026-067CA

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

University of Athens (GR)

Manufacturer

NKUA

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 VINDLER 2.1
1 68488U 26067CA  26127.13503017  .00001382  00000-0  14217-3 0  9995
2 68488  97.7551  86.0132 0002136 120.1469 239.9962 14.91909591  5604

Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:14:26.606Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

172.41682°

Altitude

595.769 km

Speed

7.562 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 44m 03s

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

01:57:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

590.488 km

Perigee altitude

587.512 km

Semi-major axis

6,967.137 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

97.7551°

RAAN

86.0132°

Arg. of periapsis

120.1469°

True anomaly

239.97501°

Mean anomaly

239.9962°

Eccentric anomaly

239.9856°

Mean motion

3.73217 °/min

Orbital period

96.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00014217

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

LEMUR-2 DELOITTE-2, 68491

LEMUR-2 JULIA-JOEL, 68476

LEMUR-2 PEGGY-2004, 68479

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VINDLER 2.1 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.
7 mins	2026-05-07 21:04:37.333Z	155.26° SSE	2026-05-07 21:07:37.333Z	89.018° E	42.571°	2026-05-07 21:11:37.333Z	353.69° N
6 mins	2026-05-08 10:24:37.333Z	354.189° N	2026-05-08 10:26:37.333Z	290.025° WNW	40.219°	2026-05-08 10:30:37.333Z	207.324° SW

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VINDLER 2.1, 68488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:14:26.606Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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