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PEARL-1B, 68980

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PEARL-1B, 68980 is a Taiwanese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sun, 03 May 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

68980, 2026-100A

Orbit

SSO

Country

TW / TWN

Related business

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (TW)

Manufacturer

Endurosat

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6UXL, Unknown motor

Mass

8.8 kg wet, 8.8 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-05-03 (2 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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 PEARL-1B
1 68980U 26100A   26175.09240361  .00001498  00000-0  15861-3 0  9992
2 68980  97.7361  72.3244 0008634 118.0474 242.1618 14.90586123  7712

Epoch: 2026-06-24T02:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-24T02:13:03.671Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

126.80454°

Altitude

601.964 km

Speed

7.557 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 49m 17s

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

07:21:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

599.145 km

Perigee altitude

587.107 km

Semi-major axis

6,971.263 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

97.7361°

RAAN

72.3244°

Arg. of periapsis

118.0474°

True anomaly

242.07436°

Mean anomaly

242.1618°

Eccentric anomaly

242.11807°

Mean motion

3.72886 °/min

Orbital period

96.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00015861

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Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 2026 (2026-05-03 UTC)

GEN1A-1, 69004

BRO-21, 69007

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-10, 68982

EYCORE-1, 69011

JACKAL-004, 69012

DRISHTI, 69010

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-11, 68983

OBJECT AL, 69014

RAVEN, 69016

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7, 68981

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PEARL-1B 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.
7 mins	2026-06-25 06:10:34.764Z	7.308° NNE	2026-06-25 06:13:34.764Z	306.864° NW	43.813°	2026-06-25 06:17:34.764Z	199.692° SSW
6 mins	2026-06-25 17:01:34.764Z	152.497° SSE	2026-06-25 17:03:34.764Z	111.975° ESE	41.584°	2026-06-25 17:07:34.764Z	354.239° N

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PEARL-1B, 68980

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-24T02:13:03.671Z)

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