AST BLUEBIRD 9, 69590
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AST BLUEBIRD 9, 69590 is a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
AST & Science
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
BB BLOCK-2, EP
Mass
5,850 kg wet, 5,830 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 AST BLUEBIRD 9
1 69590U 26139B 26170.58539410 .00000007 00000-0 17367-4 0 9996
2 69590 52.9927 251.6768 0003613 340.2739 19.8111 15.12664819 342Epoch: 2026-06-19T14:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T14:02:58.050Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
133.12262°
Altitude
526.605 km
Speed
7.602 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 46m 42s
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
05:54:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.854 km
Perigee altitude
525.863 km
Semi-major axis
6,906.495 km
Eccentricity
0.00036
Inclination
52.9927°
RAAN
251.6768°
Arg. of periapsis
340.2739°
True anomaly
19.82514°
Mean anomaly
19.8111°
Eccentric anomaly
19.81812°
Mean motion
3.78143 °/min
Orbital period
95.2 mins
BSTAR
0.000017367
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Other satellites on launch #139 in the year 2026 (2026-06-17 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.AST BLUEBIRD 9 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 | 2026-06-20 07:39:30.086Z | 202.567° SW | 2026-06-20 07:42:30.086Z | 128.799° SE | 35.323° | 2026-06-20 07:45:30.086Z | 64.827° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-20 09:19:30.086Z | 283.842° WNW | 2026-06-20 09:21:30.086Z | 328.861° NNW | 26.195° | 2026-06-20 09:24:30.086Z | 28.98° NE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-20 14:19:30.086Z | 326.213° NNW | 2026-06-20 14:22:30.086Z | 54.28° ENE | 35.374° | 2026-06-20 14:25:30.086Z | 107.178° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-20 15:59:30.086Z | 262.886° W | 2026-06-20 16:00:30.086Z | 242.225° WSW | 21.504° | 2026-06-20 16:03:30.086Z | 183.374° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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