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AST BLUEBIRD 10, 69591

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AST BLUEBIRD 10, 69591 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

69591, 2026-139C

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

AST SpaceMoblie (US)

Manufacturer

AST & Science

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

BB BLOCK-2, EP

Mass

5,850 kg wet, 5,830 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-06-17 (2 days ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 AST BLUEBIRD 10
1 69591U 26139C   26170.58523672  .00000134  00000-0  24519-4 0  9998
2 69591  52.9949 251.6786 0003427 347.0432  13.0470 15.12771273   342

Epoch: 2026-06-19T14:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T14:02:44.452Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

133.18124°

Altitude

526.323 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 46m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

05:57:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

530.401 km

Perigee altitude

525.667 km

Semi-major axis

6,906.171 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

52.9949°

RAAN

251.6786°

Arg. of periapsis

347.0432°

True anomaly

13.05587°

Mean anomaly

13.047°

Eccentric anomaly

13.05143°

Mean motion

3.7817 °/min

Orbital period

95.2 mins

BSTAR

0.000024519

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Other satellites on launch #139 in the year 2026 (2026-06-17 UTC)

AST BLUEBIRD 8, 69589

AST BLUEBIRD 9, 69590

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AST BLUEBIRD 10 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.
6 mins	2026-06-20 07:38:57.061Z	203.839° SW	2026-06-20 07:41:57.061Z	140.508° SSE	35.152°	2026-06-20 07:44:57.061Z	66.463° ENE
5 mins	2026-06-20 09:18:57.061Z	280.678° WNW	2026-06-20 09:20:57.061Z	322.076° NNW	25.991°	2026-06-20 09:23:57.061Z	26.763° NE
6 mins	2026-06-20 14:18:57.061Z	324.773° NNW	2026-06-20 14:21:57.061Z	44.102° NE	35.888°	2026-06-20 14:24:57.061Z	105.84° ESE
4 mins	2026-06-20 15:58:57.061Z	266.365° W	2026-06-20 16:00:57.061Z	222.779° SW	21.899°	2026-06-20 16:02:57.061Z	185.534° SSW

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AST BLUEBIRD 10, 69591

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T14:02:44.452Z)

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AST BLUEBIRD 10 Visibility forecast

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