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FOREST-19 (PATADASTRA)

NORAD 69001· COSPAR 2026-100X· Active satellite· Communications· 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 2026-10-23 16:23 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
—
Country
TBD
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 3, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
593 km
Perigee
592 km
Inclination
97.72°
Period
1.61 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for FOREST-19 (PATADASTRA) across 148 days of archived orbital elements (67 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-6.1 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
592 × 593 km
596601591May 28Oct 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.

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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