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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

Unknown

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 AAC-IO1
1 68498U 26067CL  26127.14354291  .00002574  00000-0  26372-3 0  9994
2 68498  97.7524  85.9911 0002442 160.9493 199.1818 14.91336560  5604

Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:26:42.107Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

169.32174°

Altitude

598.417 km

Speed

7.56 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 43m 57s

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

21:02:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

592.488 km

Perigee altitude

589.084 km

Semi-major axis

6,968.923 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

97.7524°

RAAN

85.9911°

Arg. of periapsis

160.9493°

True anomaly

199.17261°

Mean anomaly

199.1818°

Eccentric anomaly

199.1772°

Mean motion

3.73074 °/min

Orbital period

96.5 mins

BSTAR

0.00026372

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

GEMS2-AMETHYST, 68505

LEMUR-2 POLO-11, 68493

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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.
8 mins	2026-05-07 21:16:16.167Z	168.078° S	2026-05-07 21:20:16.167Z	255.623° W	44.922°	2026-05-07 21:24:16.167Z	346.661° N
6 mins	2026-05-08 10:37:16.167Z	344.499° N	2026-05-08 10:39:16.167Z	295.905° NW	32.806°	2026-05-08 10:43:16.167Z	218.505° SW

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AAC-IO1, 68498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:26:42.107Z)

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