ICEYE-X73, 68496
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ICEYE-X73, 68496 is a Portuguese 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
PT / PORRelated business
Manufacturer
ICEYE
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
ICEYE, Unknown motor
Mass
120 kg wet, 120 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 2.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.776 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 ICEYE-X73
1 68496U 26067CJ 26217.44904864 .00001703 00000-0 17160-3 0 9990
2 68496 97.7638 175.0428 0003107 113.5974 246.5571 14.92442608 19070Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:46:37.802Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
59.38201°
Altitude
594.227 km
Speed
7.562 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 40m 10s
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
19:45:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
589.504 km
Perigee altitude
585.176 km
Semi-major axis
6,965.477 km
Eccentricity
0.00031
Inclination
97.7638°
RAAN
175.0428°
Arg. of periapsis
113.5974°
True anomaly
246.52444°
Mean anomaly
246.5571°
Eccentric anomaly
246.54077°
Mean motion
3.73351 °/min
Orbital period
96.42 mins
BSTAR
0.0001716
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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.ICEYE-X73 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 | 2026-08-06 09:52:41.501Z | 23.42° NE | 2026-08-06 09:55:41.501Z | 90.211° ESE | 40.575° | 2026-08-06 09:59:41.501Z | 180.409° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-08-06 20:42:41.501Z | 129.799° SE | 2026-08-06 20:45:41.501Z | 59.565° ENE | 30.096° | 2026-08-06 20:48:41.501Z | 7.883° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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