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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

68981, 2026-100B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Italian Space Agency (IT)

Manufacturer

ArgoTec

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

HAWK, Unknown motor

Mass

65 kg wet, 65 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-05-03 (3 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 3.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.683 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7
1 68981U 26100B   26220.70630026  .00000629  00000-0  68958-4 0  9994
2 68981  97.7293 117.0633 0004673 353.4821   6.6336 14.91136923 14523

Epoch: 2026-08-08T16:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-08T16:57:04.342Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-94.41859°

Altitude

594.194 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 48m 15s

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

23:39:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

594.665 km

Perigee altitude

588.151 km

Semi-major axis

6,969.545 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.7293°

RAAN

117.0633°

Arg. of periapsis

353.4821°

True anomaly

6.63979°

Mean anomaly

6.6336°

Eccentric anomaly

6.63669°

Mean motion

3.73024 °/min

Orbital period

96.51 mins

BSTAR

0.000068958

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

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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.
7 mins	2026-08-09 17:14:00.132Z	170.083° S	2026-08-09 17:17:00.132Z	199.726° SSW	44.119°	2026-08-09 17:21:00.132Z	345.619° N
6 mins	2026-08-10 06:34:00.132Z	347.263° N	2026-08-10 06:37:00.132Z	272.867° WNW	31.454°	2026-08-10 06:40:00.132Z	222.119° SW

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IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7, 68981

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-08T16:57:04.342Z)

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