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AEPEX, 68506

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AEPEX, 68506 is a payload satellite owned by Colorado (US) 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

68506, 2026-067CU

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

University of Colorado, Boulder (US)

Manufacturer

Colorado

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (3 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 AEPEX
1 68506U 26067CU  26193.88260617  .00005245  00000-0  25076-3 0  9994
2 68506  97.4524 152.0101 0003705  30.6895 329.4555 15.19428797 15725

Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:10:57.173Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-96.5032°

Altitude

508.457 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 08m 02s

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

22:12:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

507.084 km

Perigee altitude

501.984 km

Semi-major axis

6,882.671 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

97.4524°

RAAN

152.0101°

Arg. of periapsis

30.6895°

True anomaly

329.43391°

Mean anomaly

329.4555°

Eccentric anomaly

329.44471°

Mean motion

3.80109 °/min

Orbital period

94.71 mins

BSTAR

0.00025076

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

DB-PRECISIONFLIGHTWORKSP, 68466

LEMUR-2 DELOITTE-2, 68491

GARAI-B, 68463

LEMUR-2 DELOITTE-3, 68471

LEMUR-2 SEJONG-3, 68482

LEMUR-2 CARROLLEMO, 68489

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-11, 68453

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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	2026-07-13 10:22:39.377Z	2.317° NNE	2026-07-13 10:26:39.377Z	252.879° W	37.372°	2026-07-13 10:29:39.377Z	207.802° SW
6 mins	2026-07-13 21:01:39.377Z	147.508° SSE	2026-07-13 21:04:39.377Z	45.956° ENE	37.373°	2026-07-13 21:07:39.377Z	358.198° N

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AEPEX, 68506

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:10:57.173Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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