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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

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 MARS-1
1 68830U 26067CW  26171.42433240  .00005841  00000-0  28155-3 0  9997
2 68830  97.4522 129.8456 0004811  95.7754 264.4029 15.19091759 52980

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:11:02.319Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

68.44679°

Altitude

511.997 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 39m 22s

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

07:15:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.865 km

Perigee altitude

502.242 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.69 km

Eccentricity

0.00048

Inclination

97.4522°

RAAN

129.8456°

Arg. of periapsis

95.7754°

True anomaly

264.34804°

Mean anomaly

264.4029°

Eccentric anomaly

264.37547°

Mean motion

3.80024 °/min

Orbital period

94.73 mins

BSTAR

0.00028155

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

FGN-100-D3, 68464

OBJECT BP, 68477

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-13, 68450

MIMIR 1, 68490

LEMUR-2 JULIA-JOEL, 68476

ICEYE-X72, 68504

FEMTO-1, 68419

SHARJAHSAT-2, 68444

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-14, 68447

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-15, 68462

FLYLAB 2, 68503

DB-GLOBE MISSION EARTH-U, 68459

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MARS-1 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.
6 mins	2026-06-20 21:22:21.529Z	172.461° S	2026-06-20 21:25:21.529Z	222.458° SW	43.805°	2026-06-20 21:28:21.529Z	343.487° N
5 mins	2026-06-21 10:28:21.529Z	349.311° N	2026-06-21 10:30:21.529Z	284.668° WNW	36.398°	2026-06-21 10:33:21.529Z	213.902° SW

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MARS-1, 68830

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:11:02.319Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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