BALKAN-3, 69903
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BALKAN-3, 69903 is a Bulgarian payload satellite 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
Orbit
Country
BG / BGRRelated business
None
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 BALKAN-3
1 69903U 26156AL 26235.25123412 .00001503 00000-0 15720-3 0 9992
2 69903 97.7527 134.8995 0003541 13.4479 346.6833 14.91097927 6992Epoch: 2026-08-23T06:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T06:01:46.627Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
72.90526°
Altitude
595.149 km
Speed
7.564 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 59m 35s
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
02:01:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
593.998 km
Perigee altitude
589.062 km
Semi-major axis
6,969.667 km
Eccentricity
0.00035
Inclination
97.7527°
RAAN
134.8995°
Arg. of periapsis
13.4479°
True anomaly
346.67395°
Mean anomaly
346.6833°
Eccentric anomaly
346.67863°
Mean motion
3.73014 °/min
Orbital period
96.51 mins
BSTAR
0.0001572
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Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2026 (2026-07-07 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.BALKAN-3 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 | 2026-08-25 17:45:35.265Z | 194.561° SSW | 2026-08-25 17:47:35.265Z | 249.995° W | 37.806° | 2026-08-25 17:51:35.265Z | 336.278° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-26 05:29:35.265Z | 57.891° ENE | 2026-08-26 05:31:35.265Z | 98.65° ESE | 22.351° | 2026-08-26 05:34:35.265Z | 148.139° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-26 07:04:35.265Z | 336.536° NNW | 2026-08-26 07:06:35.265Z | 300.219° NW | 23.286° | 2026-08-26 07:09:35.265Z | 242.227° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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