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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 Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

~5 kg wet, ~5 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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 MARS-1
1 68830U 26067CW  26263.15136256  .00004681  00000-0  21998-3 0  9995
2 68830  97.4624 220.4592 0004200 116.8630 243.3035 15.20084084 66918

Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:37:57.725Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

166.91902°

Altitude

509.976 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 41m 50s

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

09:42:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

505.445 km

Perigee altitude

499.665 km

Semi-major axis

6,880.692 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

97.4624°

RAAN

220.4592°

Arg. of periapsis

116.863°

True anomaly

243.26051°

Mean anomaly

243.3035°

Eccentric anomaly

243.28201°

Mean motion

3.80273 °/min

Orbital period

94.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00021998

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ERMIS3, 68425

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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 21:08:13.663Z	156.823° SSE	2026-09-20 21:11:13.663Z	90.136° ESE	65.735°	2026-09-20 21:14:13.663Z	355.733° N
6 mins	2026-09-21 10:13:13.663Z	7.729° NNE	2026-09-21 10:15:13.663Z	348.022° N	64.284°	2026-09-21 10:19:13.663Z	197.367° SSW

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MARS-1, 68830

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:37:57.725Z)

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