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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

68765, 2026-085A

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Related business

AST SpaceMoblie (US)

Manufacturer

AST & Science

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

BB BLOCK-2, EP

Mass

5,850 kg wet, 5,830 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-04-19 (3 days ago)

Launch vehicle

NEW GLENN 7X2

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days 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   112

Epoch: 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

Object was in full shadow 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

15:39:00

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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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.
5 mins	2026-04-22 09:42:47.582Z	289.769° WNW	2026-04-22 09:45:47.582Z	27.878° NE	35.487°	2026-04-22 09:47:47.582Z	74.15° E
4 mins	2026-04-22 11:20:47.582Z	283.827° WNW	2026-04-22 11:21:47.582Z	266.316° W	43.058°	2026-04-22 11:24:47.582Z	113.131° SE
5 mins	2026-04-23 07:03:47.582Z	241.71° WSW	2026-04-23 07:05:47.582Z	153.158° SSE	44.259°	2026-04-23 07:08:47.582Z	74.137° E

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AST BLUEBIRD 7, 68765 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-20T03:43:22.378Z)

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