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MARS-1, 68830

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MARS-1, 68830 is an American payload satellite 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

68830, 2026-067CW

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Lunar Outpost (US)

Manufacturer

LUOUT

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

~5 kg wet, ~5 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, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 MARS-1
1 68830U 26067CW  26193.88413758  .00004274  00000-0  20529-3 0  9999
2 68830  97.4531 152.0100 0003862  51.3937 308.7643 15.19368674 56396

Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:13:09.486Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-97.05612°

Altitude

509.171 km

Speed

7.61 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

22:01:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

507.374 km

Perigee altitude

502.058 km

Semi-major axis

6,882.853 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.4531°

RAAN

152.01°

Arg. of periapsis

51.3937°

True anomaly

308.72978°

Mean anomaly

308.7643°

Eccentric anomaly

308.74704°

Mean motion

3.80093 °/min

Orbital period

94.71 mins

BSTAR

0.00020529

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

VINDLER 2.2, 68484

SARAMAGO, 100000

VIREON-2, 68421

DB-GLOBE MISSION EARTH-U, 68459

LEMUR-2 DELOITTE-3, 68471

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-16, 68452

BLACK KITE-2, 68474

OBJECT BP, 68477

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-13, 68450

MIMIR 1, 68490

LEMUR-2 JULIA-JOEL, 68476

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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	2026-07-13 10:24:58.577Z	0.596° NNE	2026-07-13 10:27:58.577Z	309.769° NW	36.639°	2026-07-13 10:30:58.577Z	214.247° SW
6 mins	2026-07-13 21:03:58.577Z	149.62° SSE	2026-07-13 21:05:58.577Z	110.165° ESE	38.329°	2026-07-13 21:09:58.577Z	356.591° N

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MARS-1, 68830

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:13:09.486Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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