GRAVITAS, 68495
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GRAVITAS, 68495 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
K2SP
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
GRAVITAS, Unknown motor
Mass
2,000 kg wet, 1,800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 GRAVITAS
1 68495U 26067CH 26127.24249966 .00000400 00000-0 63686-4 0 9990
2 68495 97.7587 85.7339 0004096 126.1499 234.0091 14.76953574 5592Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:49:11.970Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
133.34258°
Altitude
643.668 km
Speed
7.535 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 42m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
01:02:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
638.868 km
Perigee altitude
633.122 km
Semi-major axis
7,014.132 km
Eccentricity
0.00041
Inclination
97.7587°
RAAN
85.7339°
Arg. of periapsis
126.1499°
True anomaly
233.97113°
Mean anomaly
234.0091°
Eccentric anomaly
233.99012°
Mean motion
3.69473 °/min
Orbital period
97.44 mins
BSTAR
0.000063686
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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.GRAVITAS 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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| 7 mins | 2026-05-07 20:35:09.547Z | 132.311° SE | 2026-05-07 20:39:09.547Z | 56.519° ENE | 28.508° | 2026-05-07 20:42:09.547Z | 9.562° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-07 22:13:09.547Z | 230.952° WSW | 2026-05-07 22:15:09.547Z | 264.733° W | 19.296° | 2026-05-07 22:18:09.547Z | 311.308° NW |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-08 10:02:09.547Z | 14.905° NNE | 2026-05-08 10:05:09.547Z | 39.427° NE | 43.889° | 2026-05-08 10:09:09.547Z | 190.239° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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