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 Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
HAWK, Unknown motor
Mass
65 kg wet, 65 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.683 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7
1 68981U 26100B 26266.20169156 .00001032 00000-0 10934-3 0 9999
2 68981 97.7222 161.6139 0004973 165.7865 194.3494 14.91228913 21301Epoch: 2026-09-23T04:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-23T04:50:26.150Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
86.94874°
Altitude
600.505 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 46m 27s
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
04:08:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
594.586 km
Perigee altitude
587.655 km
Semi-major axis
6,969.257 km
Eccentricity
0.0005
Inclination
97.7222°
RAAN
161.6139°
Arg. of periapsis
165.7865°
True anomaly
194.33529°
Mean anomaly
194.3494°
Eccentric anomaly
194.34234°
Mean motion
3.73047 °/min
Orbital period
96.5 mins
BSTAR
0.00010934
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-09-23 16:15:56.443Z | 111.186° ESE | 2026-09-23 16:17:56.443Z | 78.483° E | 21.507° | 2026-09-23 16:20:56.443Z | 24.872° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-23 17:51:56.443Z | 220.541° SW | 2026-09-23 17:53:56.443Z | 265.864° W | 29.382° | 2026-09-23 17:56:56.443Z | 320.279° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2026-09-24 05:34:56.443Z | 35.863° NE | 2026-09-24 05:37:56.443Z | 115.213° SE | 40.914° | 2026-09-24 05:40:56.443Z | 167.608° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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