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IRIDE-MS2-HEO-14

NORAD 68986· COSPAR 2026-100G· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on May 3, 2026 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 23:43 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
ASI
Country
Italy
Manufacturer
Launched
May 3, 2026
Mass
Apogee
600 km
Perigee
595 km
Inclination
97.72°
Period
1.61 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for IRIDE-MS2-HEO-14 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (22 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.8 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
595 × 600 km
597600595May 28Sep 9
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

44 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-100 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others).

…and 20 more from this launch.

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