IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7, 68981
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7, 68981 is an Italian 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
Orbit
Country
ITRelated business
Manufacturer
ArgoTec
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
HAWK, Unknown motor
Mass
65 kg wet, 65 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7
1 68981U 26100B 26175.20790020 .00001276 00000-0 13457-3 0 9991
2 68981 97.7357 72.4794 0006338 116.1460 244.0411 14.91021968 7749Epoch: 2026-06-24T04:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-24T04:59:22.577Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
85.26691°
Altitude
599.726 km
Speed
7.559 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 49m 55s
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
06:07:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
596.184 km
Perigee altitude
587.349 km
Semi-major axis
6,969.903 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
Inclination
97.7357°
RAAN
72.4794°
Arg. of periapsis
116.146°
True anomaly
243.97582°
Mean anomaly
244.0411°
Eccentric anomaly
244.00846°
Mean motion
3.72995 °/min
Orbital period
96.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00013457
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Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 2026 (2026-05-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-06-25 05:43:19.594Z | 26.526° NE | 2026-06-25 05:46:19.594Z | 86.169° E | 37.434° | 2026-06-25 05:50:19.594Z | 175.283° S |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-25 16:34:19.594Z | 122.955° SE | 2026-06-25 16:36:19.594Z | 83.438° E | 27.444° | 2026-06-25 16:40:19.594Z | 8.713° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-25 18:11:19.594Z | 245.628° WSW | 2026-06-25 18:12:19.594Z | 264.53° W | 18.314° | 2026-06-25 18:15:19.594Z | 311.877° NW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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