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STRIX-6

NORAD 68291· COSPAR 2026-056A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Mar 20, 2026 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-21 22:07 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Mar 20, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
581 km
Perigee
559 km
Inclination
50.28°
Period
1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for STRIX-6 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-3.0 km
Rate
-0.05 km/day
Now
559 × 581 km
572585559Aug 26Oct 24
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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