VIREON-1

NORAD 68434· COSPAR 2026-067U· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Mar 30, 2026 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 07:57 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

UK Space Agency

Country

United Kingdom

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Mar 30, 2026

Mass

—

Apogee

515 km

Perigee

511 km

Inclination

97.47°

Period

1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for VIREON-1 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.2 km

Rate

-0.01 km/day

Now

511 × 515 km

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.

Launched with

60 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-067 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 36 more from this launch.

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