GEMS2-AMETHYST, 68505
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GEMS2-AMETHYST, 68505 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
OMS
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, ~10 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: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 GEMS2-AMETHYST
1 68505U 26067CT 26127.15805801 .00004214 00000-0 43364-3 0 9995
2 68505 97.7586 85.9967 0005626 162.6554 197.4857 14.90820121 5600Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:47:36.212Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
164.08761°
Altitude
602.16 km
Speed
7.556 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 43m 59s
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
22:04:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
596.319 km
Perigee altitude
588.475 km
Semi-major axis
6,970.534 km
Eccentricity
0.00056
Inclination
97.7586°
RAAN
85.9967°
Arg. of periapsis
162.6554°
True anomaly
197.46634°
Mean anomaly
197.4857°
Eccentric anomaly
197.47602°
Mean motion
3.72944 °/min
Orbital period
96.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00043364
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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.GEMS2-AMETHYST 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 | 2026-05-07 21:38:33.013Z | 192.652° SSW | 2026-05-07 21:41:33.013Z | 270.807° WNW | 36.12° | 2026-05-07 21:44:33.013Z | 331.462° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-08 09:23:33.013Z | 60.661° ENE | 2026-05-08 09:25:33.013Z | 105.718° ESE | 23.412° | 2026-05-08 09:28:33.013Z | 152.708° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-08 10:58:33.013Z | 331.798° NNW | 2026-05-08 11:00:33.013Z | 293.774° NW | 22.043° | 2026-05-08 11:03:33.013Z | 241.547° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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