YAM-15, 68997
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAM-15, 68997 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
ARROW, Unknown motor
Mass
~150 kg wet, ~140 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.032 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 YAM-15
1 68997U 26100T 26264.13303996 .00000928 00000-0 10082-3 0 9995
2 68997 97.7756 159.9975 0001887 78.5430 281.5999 14.90441058 20997Epoch: 2026-09-21T03:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T03:11:34.652Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
112.08588°
Altitude
599.334 km
Speed
7.56 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 39m 59s
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
19:14:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
594.896 km
Perigee altitude
592.265 km
Semi-major axis
6,971.718 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
97.7756°
RAAN
159.9975°
Arg. of periapsis
78.543°
True anomaly
281.57872°
Mean anomaly
281.5999°
Eccentric anomaly
281.58931°
Mean motion
3.72849 °/min
Orbital period
96.55 mins
BSTAR
0.00010082
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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.YAM-15 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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| 7 mins | 2026-09-22 05:32:50.643Z | 32.316° NE | 2026-09-22 05:35:50.643Z | 86.961° E | 38.27° | 2026-09-22 05:39:50.643Z | 166.578° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-22 07:09:50.643Z | 321.04° NNW | 2026-09-22 07:11:50.643Z | 287.187° WNW | 16.998° | 2026-09-22 07:13:50.643Z | 256.942° W |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-22 16:24:50.643Z | 106.018° ESE | 2026-09-22 16:26:50.643Z | 63.33° ENE | 25.513° | 2026-09-22 16:29:50.643Z | 15.158° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-22 17:59:50.643Z | 220.299° SW | 2026-09-22 18:01:50.643Z | 256.975° W | 24.55° | 2026-09-22 18:04:50.643Z | 312.98° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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