VERTECS

NORAD 69506· COSPAR 2026-132E· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jun 12, 2026 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Japan aboard a H3-30.

H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-13 03:25 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

JAXA

Country

Japan

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jun 12, 2026

Mass

—

Apogee

577 km

Perigee

558 km

Inclination

97.66°

Period

1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for VERTECS across 92 days of archived orbital elements (50 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-23.8 km

Rate

-0.26 km/day

Now

558 × 577 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

6 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-132 (H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight).

STARS-X · 69502
PETREL · 69503
BRO-22 · 69504
HORN-L · 69505
HORN-R · 69507
2026-132G · 69676

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