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BUSANSAT, 68989

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BUSANSAT, 68989 is a South Korean 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

68989, 2026-100K

Orbit

SSO

Country

KR / SKOR

Related business

Busan Metropolitan City (KR)

Manufacturer

Nara Space

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor

Mass

12 kg wet, 12 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-05-03 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.165 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 BUSANSAT
1 68989U 26100K   26317.68147455  .00001870  00000-0  19313-3 0  9994
2 68989  97.7220 212.0373 0006408  14.7884 345.3521 14.91327726 28978

Epoch: 2026-11-13T16:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T16:21:19.401Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-86.09066°

Altitude

592.514 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 08m 08s

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

21:09:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

595.278 km

Perigee altitude

586.347 km

Semi-major axis

6,968.949 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

97.722°

RAAN

212.0373°

Arg. of periapsis

14.7884°

True anomaly

345.33352°

Mean anomaly

345.3521°

Eccentric anomaly

345.34281°

Mean motion

3.73072 °/min

Orbital period

96.5 mins

BSTAR

0.00019313

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

OT-FOREST-19 PATADASTRA, 69001

BRO-21, 69007

YAM-13, 68993

PELICAN-8 300F, 69018

CAS500-2, 69013

FOREST-18 MANGOSHRIKHAND, 68999

OT-FOREST-16 SOWITASGOHT, 68998

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-11, 68983

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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	2026-11-14 05:48:20.252Z	19.784° NNE	2026-11-14 05:52:20.252Z	141.903° SSE	59.445°	2026-11-14 05:55:20.252Z	182.389° SSW
6 mins	2026-11-14 16:39:20.252Z	130.784° SE	2026-11-14 16:41:20.252Z	88.061° E	38.474°	2026-11-14 16:45:20.252Z	4.882° NNE

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BUSANSAT, 68989

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T16:21:19.401Z)

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