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TROOP-F3, 68429

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TROOP-F3, 68429 is a payload satellite owned by NearSpaceLaunch (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 30 Mar 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

68429, 2026-067P

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

NearSpace Launch (US)

Manufacturer

NearSpaceLaunch

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.139 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 TROOP-F3
1 68429U 26067P   26259.12618243  .00011362  00000-0  50838-3 0  9991
2 68429  97.4603 216.6177 0004567  81.5674 278.6079 15.21445933 25769

Epoch: 2026-09-16T03:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T03:01:42.161Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

176.10979°

Altitude

504.1 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 26m 28s

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

03:00:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.585 km

Perigee altitude

495.304 km

Semi-major axis

6,876.582 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

97.4603°

RAAN

216.6177°

Arg. of periapsis

81.5674°

True anomaly

278.55615°

Mean anomaly

278.6079°

Eccentric anomaly

278.58203°

Mean motion

3.80614 °/min

Orbital period

94.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00050838

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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)

W-SERIES 6, 68469 (Decayed)

NUSAT-53 (JANE GOODALL), 68432

DB-PRECISIONFLIGHTWORKSP, 68466

LEMUR-2 DELOITTE-2, 68491

FGN-100-D3, 68464

HAWK-14C, 68441

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TROOP-F3 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.
4 mins	2026-09-17 11:09:48.037Z	324.844° NNW	2026-09-17 11:11:48.037Z	289.032° WNW	15.769°	2026-09-17 11:13:48.037Z	255.355° W
5 mins	2026-09-17 21:46:48.037Z	202.309° SSW	2026-09-17 21:48:48.037Z	250.854° W	36.634°	2026-09-17 21:51:48.037Z	326.006° NNW

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TROOP-F3, 68429

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T03:01:42.161Z)

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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)

TROOP-F3 Visibility forecast

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