AST BLUEBIRD 7, 68765 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AST BLUEBIRD 7, 68765 was a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 UTC via an NEW GLENN 7X2 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AST & Science
Mission
Decayed spacecraft
Bus & Motor
BB BLOCK-2, EP
Mass
5,850 kg wet, 5,830 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: 2 months ago
TLE from 2 months ago
0 AST BLUEBIRD 7
1 68765U 26085A 26110.15512012 .00033684 81193-5 17840-3 0 9994
2 68765 42.9612 171.3926 0162582 193.6002 166.0453 15.64310274 112Epoch: 2026-04-20T03:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-20T03:43:22.378Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-92.69997°
Altitude
481.633 km
Speed
7.566 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 25m 34s
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
07:19:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
487.036 km
Perigee altitude
267.377 km
Semi-major axis
6,755.344 km
Eccentricity
0.01626
Inclination
42.9612°
RAAN
171.3926°
Arg. of periapsis
193.6002°
True anomaly
166.48588°
Mean anomaly
166.0453°
Eccentric anomaly
166.26645°
Mean motion
3.90906 °/min
Orbital period
92.09 mins
BSTAR
0.0001784
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Other satellites on launch #85 in the year 2026 (2026-04-19 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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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.AST BLUEBIRD 7 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 | 2026-06-21 03:06:40.455Z | 229.152° WSW | 2026-06-21 03:09:40.455Z | 177.289° S | 36.125° | 2026-06-21 03:12:40.455Z | 82.72° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 04:44:40.455Z | 280.534° WNW | 2026-06-21 04:46:40.455Z | 14.892° NNE | 39.772° | 2026-06-21 04:49:40.455Z | 70.267° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 06:20:40.455Z | 294.393° NW | 2026-06-21 06:22:40.455Z | 344.202° N | 38.838° | 2026-06-21 06:25:40.455Z | 84.221° E |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 07:57:40.455Z | 271.602° WNW | 2026-06-21 07:59:40.455Z | 179.059° S | 38.078° | 2026-06-21 08:01:40.455Z | 131.737° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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