BESSA, 68836
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BESSA, 68836 is a Portuguese 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
Orbit
Country
PT / PORRelated business
Manufacturer
LUSO
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 8U, Unknown motor
Mass
~15 kg wet, ~15 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.070 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 BESSA
1 68836U 26067CX 26217.35262538 .00005781 00000-0 27949-3 0 9999
2 68836 97.4558 175.1591 0009855 190.1493 169.9544 15.18960299 19204Epoch: 2026-08-05T08:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T08:27:46.832Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
94.30572°
Altitude
518.754 km
Speed
7.6 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 40m 38s
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
11:43:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
512.735 km
Perigee altitude
499.167 km
Semi-major axis
6,884.088 km
Eccentricity
0.00099
Inclination
97.4558°
RAAN
175.1591°
Arg. of periapsis
190.1493°
True anomaly
169.97407°
Mean anomaly
169.9544°
Eccentric anomaly
169.96424°
Mean motion
3.79991 °/min
Orbital period
94.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00027949
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)
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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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| 7 mins | 2026-08-06 10:18:40.845Z | 4.798° NNE | 2026-08-06 10:22:40.845Z | 246.318° WSW | 39.635° | 2026-08-06 10:25:40.845Z | 204.18° SW |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-06 20:58:40.845Z | 135.306° SSE | 2026-08-06 21:00:40.845Z | 61.569° ENE | 36.28° | 2026-08-06 21:03:40.845Z | 1.444° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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