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YAM-11, 68991

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAM-11, 68991 is an American 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

68991, 2026-100M

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

ARROW, Unknown motor

Mass

~150 kg wet, ~140 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

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.032 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 YAM-11
1 68991U 26100M   26220.95569227  .00000634  00000-0  70504-4 0  9992
2 68991  97.7791 117.3399 0001300  96.3128 263.8238 14.90541675 14550

Epoch: 2026-08-08T22:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-08T22:56:11.812Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

175.83108°

Altitude

599.383 km

Speed

7.56 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 49m 21s

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

21:30:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

594.173 km

Perigee altitude

592.361 km

Semi-major axis

6,971.404 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

97.7791°

RAAN

117.3399°

Arg. of periapsis

96.3128°

True anomaly

263.80899°

Mean anomaly

263.8238°

Eccentric anomaly

263.81639°

Mean motion

3.72875 °/min

Orbital period

96.55 mins

BSTAR

0.000070504

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HELIOS, 69021

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-15, 68987

OT-FOREST-19 PATADASTRA, 69001

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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 16:47:13.555Z	144.554° SSE	2026-08-09 16:50:13.555Z	94.052° ESE	35.466°	2026-08-09 16:54:13.555Z	1.468° NNE
7 mins	2026-08-10 06:07:13.555Z	9.364° NNE	2026-08-10 06:10:13.555Z	305.784° NW	44.582°	2026-08-10 06:14:13.555Z	197.216° SSW

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YAM-11, 68991

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: 2026-08-08T22:56:11.812Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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