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 Commercial Technology
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
Box + 2 Pan, 19.6 m
Radar Cross Section
43.239 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 GRAVITAS
1 68495U 26067CH 26307.58335648 -.00016801 00000-0 -33096-2 0 9994
2 68495 97.7087 256.5957 0171343 213.1743 248.4508 14.53541435 5507Epoch: 2026-11-03T14:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-03T14:00:01.999Z)
Latitude
77.59898°
Longitude
-138.4987°
Altitude
773.655 km
Speed
7.449 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 37m 24s
True Declination
77° 31' 36"
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
12:23:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
832.642 km
Perigee altitude
589.702 km
Semi-major axis
7,089.309 km
Eccentricity
0.01713
Inclination
97.7087°
RAAN
256.5957°
Arg. of periapsis
213.1743°
True anomaly
246.63915°
Mean anomaly
248.4508°
Eccentric anomaly
247.54352°
Mean motion
3.63611 °/min
Orbital period
99.01 mins
BSTAR
-0.0033096
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-11-04 19:26:11.285Z | 98.514° ESE | 2026-11-04 19:29:11.285Z | 61.567° ENE | 18.086° | 2026-11-04 19:32:11.285Z | 25.946° NE |
| 9 mins | 2026-11-04 21:02:11.285Z | 180.795° SSW | 2026-11-04 21:06:11.285Z | 240.597° WSW | 62.187° | 2026-11-04 21:11:11.285Z | 339.587° N |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-05 09:06:11.285Z | 40.645° NE | 2026-11-05 09:08:11.285Z | 80.53° E | 38.617° | 2026-11-05 09:12:11.285Z | 163.514° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-05 10:44:11.285Z | 328.642° NNW | 2026-11-05 10:46:11.285Z | 298.392° NW | 19.392° | 2026-11-05 10:49:11.285Z | 253.422° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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