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TACHELES, 68539

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TACHELES, 68539 is a payload satellite owned by DLR (DE) in HEO that was launched on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 UTC via an SLS BLOCK 1 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

68539, 2026-069B

Orbit

HEO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

German Aerospace Center (DE)

Manufacturer

NEURSP

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor

Mass

~20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-04-01 (4 days ago)

Launch vehicle

SLS BLOCK 1

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 TACHELES
1 68539U 26069B   26092.55069444 -.00190496  11727-5 -71298-2 0  9993
2 68539  28.3448 359.8421 8430033  77.7942 194.3023  1.02407762    02

Epoch: 2026-04-02T13:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T13:12:59.999Z)

Latitude

-27.88892°

Longitude

-130.61457°

Altitude

69,844.056 km

Speed

0.934 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 14m 07s

True Declination

-27° 52' 32"

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

23:09:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

70,255.604 km

Perigee altitude

149.928 km

Semi-major axis

41,580.903 km

Eccentricity

0.843

Inclination

28.3448°

RAAN

359.8421°

Arg. of periapsis

77.7942°

True anomaly

182.27133°

Mean anomaly

194.3023°

Eccentric anomaly

187.77121°

Mean motion

0.25598 °/min

Orbital period

1,406.37 mins

BSTAR

-0.0071298

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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 2026 (2026-04-01 UTC)

SWC-1, 68540

ARTEMIS 2 (INTEGRITY), 68538

K-RADCUBE, 68541

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TACHELES 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.
342 mins	2026-04-06 08:14:36.629Z	146.623° SSE	2026-04-06 11:05:36.629Z	178.596° S	16.94°	2026-04-06 13:56:36.629Z	210.116° SW

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TACHELES, 68539

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T13:12:59.999Z)

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