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GRUS-3G, 69878

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GRUS-3G, 69878 is a payload satellite owned by AXELSPACE (JP) 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

69878, 2026-156K

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Axelspace (JP)

Manufacturer

AXELSPACE

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

GRUS, Unknown motor

Mass

150 kg wet, 150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-07-07 (2 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

BOX, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GRUS-3G
1 69878U 26156K   26237.17422424  .00000681  00000-0  73057-4 0  9995
2 69878  97.7458 136.8012 0006728   1.3288 358.7947 14.91772530  7285

Epoch: 2026-08-25T04:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T04:10:52.974Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

100.63512°

Altitude

590.761 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 07m 12s

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

03:49:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

594.115 km

Perigee altitude

584.739 km

Semi-major axis

6,967.564 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

97.7458°

RAAN

136.8012°

Arg. of periapsis

1.3288°

True anomaly

358.79308°

Mean anomaly

358.7947°

Eccentric anomaly

358.79389°

Mean motion

3.73183 °/min

Orbital period

96.47 mins

BSTAR

0.000073057

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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	2026-08-25 17:10:54.834Z	154.228° SSE	2026-08-25 17:14:54.834Z	45.678° ENE	40.623°	2026-08-25 17:17:54.834Z	356.418° N
6 mins	2026-08-26 06:30:54.834Z	0.435° NNE	2026-08-26 06:33:54.834Z	257.588° W	40.637°	2026-08-26 06:36:54.834Z	206.922° SW

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GRUS-3G, 69878

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T04:10:52.974Z)

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