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TOM-1, 69872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TOM-1, 69872 is a payload satellite owned by ZfT (DE) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 07 Jul 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

69872, 2026-156D

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Wurzburg Center for Telematics (DE)

Manufacturer

ZfT

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-07-07 (3 weeks ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

BOX, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 TOM-1
1 69872U 26156D   26211.23094065  .00001063  00000-0  11389-3 0  9998
2 69872  97.7502 111.2682 0004730  50.5559 309.6078 14.90734026  3415

Epoch: 2026-07-30T05:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-30T05:32:33.272Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

80.25512°

Altitude

596.584 km

Speed

7.563 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 25m 04s

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

10:38:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

595.963 km

Perigee altitude

589.368 km

Semi-major axis

6,970.802 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.7502°

RAAN

111.2682°

Arg. of periapsis

50.5559°

True anomaly

309.56603°

Mean anomaly

309.6078°

Eccentric anomaly

309.58691°

Mean motion

3.72923 °/min

Orbital period

96.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00011389

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Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2026 (2026-07-07 UTC)

OBJECT T, 69886

OBJECT AU, 69911

OBJECT BV, 69936

CLOUDCT-PRECURSOR, 69939

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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	2026-07-31 06:16:25.796Z	12.594° NNE	2026-07-31 06:19:25.796Z	14.891° NNE	43.66°	2026-07-31 06:23:25.796Z	193.251° SSW
6 mins	2026-07-31 17:07:25.796Z	144.889° SSE	2026-07-31 17:10:25.796Z	49.264° ENE	38.246°	2026-07-31 17:13:25.796Z	359.147° N

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TOM-1, 69872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-30T05:32:33.272Z)

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Orbital elements

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