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PEARL-1A, 68990

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PEARL-1A, 68990 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

68990, 2026-100L

Orbit

SSO

Country

TW / TWN

Related business

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (TW)

Manufacturer

Endurosat

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6UXL, Unknown motor

Mass

8.8 kg wet, 8.8 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 + 2 Pan, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 PEARL-1A
1 68990U 26100L   26317.53729464  .00002592  00000-0  26509-3 0  9993
2 68990  97.7137 211.7283 0006409  41.8825 318.2883 14.91387401 28954

Epoch: 2026-11-13T12:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T12:53:42.256Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-34.35277°

Altitude

593.316 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 06m 54s

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

21:09:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

595.092 km

Perigee altitude

586.16 km

Semi-major axis

6,968.763 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

97.7137°

RAAN

211.7283°

Arg. of periapsis

41.8825°

True anomaly

318.2394°

Mean anomaly

318.2883°

Eccentric anomaly

318.26385°

Mean motion

3.73087 °/min

Orbital period

96.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00026509

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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

BUSANSAT, 68989

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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PEARL-1A 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	2026-11-14 05:34:21.137Z	30.007° NE	2026-11-14 05:37:21.137Z	91.169° ESE	44.454°	2026-11-14 05:41:21.137Z	171.513° S
5 mins	2026-11-14 16:25:21.137Z	115.605° SE	2026-11-14 16:27:21.137Z	74.825° E	28.09°	2026-11-14 16:30:21.137Z	17.221° NNE
5 mins	2026-11-14 18:01:21.137Z	231.528° WSW	2026-11-14 18:03:21.137Z	270.764° WNW	21.909°	2026-11-14 18:06:21.137Z	317.017° NNW

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PEARL-1A, 68990

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T12:53:42.256Z)

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