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YAM-16, 68992

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAM-16, 68992 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

68992, 2026-100N

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ARROW, Unknown motor

Mass

~150 kg wet, ~140 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-05-03 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 YAM-16
1 68992U 26100N   26168.62093579  .00001141  00000-0  11970-3 0  9995
2 68992  97.7369  66.0505 0004413 125.0879 235.0754 14.91438431  6766

Epoch: 2026-06-17T14:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T14:54:08.852Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-63.36238°

Altitude

598.254 km

Speed

7.56 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 24m 12s

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

12:56:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

593.543 km

Perigee altitude

587.393 km

Semi-major axis

6,968.605 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.7369°

RAAN

66.0505°

Arg. of periapsis

125.0879°

True anomaly

235.03395°

Mean anomaly

235.0754°

Eccentric anomaly

235.05467°

Mean motion

3.73099 °/min

Orbital period

96.49 mins

BSTAR

0.0001197

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

YAM-12, 69003

ICEYE-X82, 68996

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-7, 68981

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-13, 68985

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-11, 68983

OT-FOREST-16 SIWITASGOHT, 68998

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-12, 68984

IRIDE-MS2-HEO-10, 68982

YAM-11, 68991

OT-FOREST-17 TELPERION, 68988

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YAM-16 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	2026-06-18 05:57:32.792Z	16.151° NNE	2026-06-18 06:01:32.792Z	155.302° SSE	42.908°	2026-06-18 06:04:32.792Z	187.486° SSW
6 mins	2026-06-18 16:48:32.792Z	137.357° SSE	2026-06-18 16:50:32.792Z	95.417° ESE	34.677°	2026-06-18 16:54:32.792Z	2.272° NNE

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YAM-16, 68992

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T14:54:08.852Z)

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Orbital elements

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

YAM-16 Visibility forecast

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