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AAC-IO1, 68498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AAC-IO1, 68498 is a UK 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

68498, 2026-067CL

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

None

Manufacturer

AAC ClydeSpace

Mission

Operational Commercial Science

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 4U, Unknown motor

Mass

~8 kg wet, ~8 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Rod, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.045 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 AAC-IO1
1 68498U 26067CL  26262.71429137  .00000980  00000-0  10229-3 0  9992
2 68498  97.7646 219.3964 0003959  97.8426 262.3242 14.91947962 25811

Epoch: 2026-09-19T17:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T17:08:34.774Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-36.36735°

Altitude

595.274 km

Speed

7.562 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 37m 35s

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

23:11:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

591.639 km

Perigee altitude

586.123 km

Semi-major axis

6,967.018 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

97.7646°

RAAN

219.3964°

Arg. of periapsis

97.8426°

True anomaly

262.27924°

Mean anomaly

262.3242°

Eccentric anomaly

262.30172°

Mean motion

3.73227 °/min

Orbital period

96.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00010229

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NUSAT-53 (JANE GOODALL), 68432

DB-SKYFORGE CORE-TU, 68445

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AAC-IO1 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	2026-09-21 09:56:51.351Z	17.846° NNE	2026-09-21 10:00:51.351Z	135.225° SSE	66.927°	2026-09-21 10:03:51.351Z	184.286° SSW
6 mins	2026-09-21 20:47:51.351Z	132.44° SE	2026-09-21 20:49:51.351Z	86.842° E	41.355°	2026-09-21 20:53:51.351Z	3.232° NNE

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AAC-IO1, 68498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T17:08:34.774Z)

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