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
Orbit
Country
TW / TWNRelated business
Manufacturer
Endurosat
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6UXL, Unknown motor
Mass
8.8 kg wet, 8.8 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: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 PEARL-1A
1 68990U 26100L 26168.63506265 .00001128 00000-0 11969-3 0 9998
2 68990 97.7312 66.0057 0005924 147.1549 213.0038 14.90974839 6768Epoch: 2026-06-17T15:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T15:14:29.412Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-68.50675°
Altitude
601.402 km
Speed
7.557 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 24m 01s
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
12:58:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
596.042 km
Perigee altitude
587.784 km
Semi-major axis
6,970.05 km
Eccentricity
0.00059
Inclination
97.7312°
RAAN
66.0057°
Arg. of periapsis
147.1549°
True anomaly
212.96685°
Mean anomaly
213.0038°
Eccentric anomaly
212.98532°
Mean motion
3.72983 °/min
Orbital period
96.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00011969
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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.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-06-18 06:19:22.839Z | 356.285° N | 2026-06-18 06:21:22.839Z | 296.124° NW | 40.832° | 2026-06-18 06:25:22.839Z | 206.288° SW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-18 17:09:22.839Z | 161.92° S | 2026-06-18 17:11:22.839Z | 128.078° SE | 44.412° | 2026-06-18 17:15:22.839Z | 349.618° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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