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GRUS-3A, 69885

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GRUS-3A, 69885 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

69885, 2026-156S

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 (3 weeks 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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 GRUS-3A
1 69885U 26156S   26211.28685939  .00001018  00000-0  10735-3 0  9997
2 69885  97.7506 111.3497 0007320  70.3711 289.8297 14.91460055  3428

Epoch: 2026-07-30T06:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-30T06:53:04.651Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

60.15077°

Altitude

594.695 km

Speed

7.563 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 25m 23s

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

14:48:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

595.502 km

Perigee altitude

585.3 km

Semi-major axis

6,968.538 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

97.7506°

RAAN

111.3497°

Arg. of periapsis

70.3711°

True anomaly

289.75077°

Mean anomaly

289.8297°

Eccentric anomaly

289.79024°

Mean motion

3.73105 °/min

Orbital period

96.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00010735

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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 05:59:54.293Z	24.229° NE	2026-07-31 06:02:54.293Z	82.3° E	39.164°	2026-07-31 06:06:54.293Z	178.075° S
5 mins	2026-07-31 16:50:54.293Z	123.745° SE	2026-07-31 16:52:54.293Z	79.34° E	29.345°	2026-07-31 16:55:54.293Z	13.507° NNE

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GRUS-3A, 69885

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-30T06:53:04.651Z)

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