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FOREST-18 MANGOSHRIKHAND, 68999

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FOREST-18 MANGOSHRIKHAND, 68999 is a German 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

68999, 2026-100V

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Hellenic Space Center (GR)

Manufacturer

OroraTech

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 8U, Unknown motor

Mass

~15 kg wet, ~15 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 FOREST-18 MANGOSHRIKHAND
1 68999U 26100V   26168.66824249  .00001119  00000-0  11570-3 0  9993
2 68999  97.7327  66.1223 0001179  99.0429 261.0924 14.92048631  6771

Epoch: 2026-06-17T16:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T16:02:16.151Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-80.36762°

Altitude

594.719 km

Speed

7.562 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 24m 29s

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

12:07:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

589.387 km

Perigee altitude

587.745 km

Semi-major axis

6,966.703 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

97.7327°

RAAN

66.1223°

Arg. of periapsis

99.0429°

True anomaly

261.07905°

Mean anomaly

261.0924°

Eccentric anomaly

261.08573°

Mean motion

3.73252 °/min

Orbital period

96.45 mins

BSTAR

0.0001157

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

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IRIDE-MS2-HEO-15, 68987

OT-FOREST-17 TELPERION, 68988

YAM-11, 68991

OT-FOREST-19 PATADASTRA, 69001

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FOREST-18 MANGOSHRIKHAND 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 05:28:54.339Z	32.042° NE	2026-06-18 05:32:54.339Z	108.088° ESE	29.025°	2026-06-18 05:35:54.339Z	160.523° S
4 mins	2026-06-18 16:20:54.339Z	99.002° ESE	2026-06-18 16:22:54.339Z	58.128° ENE	20.522°	2026-06-18 16:24:54.339Z	24.74° NE
5 mins	2026-06-18 17:55:54.339Z	221.541° SW	2026-06-18 17:57:54.339Z	265.66° W	25.091°	2026-06-18 18:00:54.339Z	319.473° NNW

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FOREST-18 MANGOSHRIKHAND, 68999

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T16:02:16.151Z)

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

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