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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 Amateur Science

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 AEPEX
1 68506U 26067CU  26263.14400221  .00004697  00000-0  21958-3 0  9993
2 68506  97.4611 220.4571 0004851 103.4236 256.7540 15.20257964 26247

Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:27:21.790Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

169.57391°

Altitude

508.918 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 41m 49s

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

07:42:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

505.367 km

Perigee altitude

498.692 km

Semi-major axis

6,880.167 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

97.4611°

RAAN

220.4571°

Arg. of periapsis

103.4236°

True anomaly

256.6999°

Mean anomaly

256.754°

Eccentric anomaly

256.72695°

Mean motion

3.80316 °/min

Orbital period

94.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00021958

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

BRO-19, 68422

HAWK-14C, 68441

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-9, 68449

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-16, 68452

LEMUR-2 EMARCHIA, 68492

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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.
6 mins	2026-09-20 20:58:08.975Z	143.15° SSE	2026-09-20 21:01:08.975Z	53.192° ENE	44.905°	2026-09-20 21:04:08.975Z	0.922° NNE
6 mins	2026-09-21 10:02:08.975Z	17.112° NNE	2026-09-21 10:05:08.975Z	126.892° SE	72.93°	2026-09-21 10:08:08.975Z	186.582° SSW

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AEPEX, 68506

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:27:21.790Z)

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