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FIRESAT2

NORAD 69873· COSPAR 2026-156E· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jul 7, 2026 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 04:16 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jul 7, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
614 km
Perigee
604 km
Inclination
97.79°
Period
1.61 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for FIRESAT2 across 95 days of archived orbital elements (78 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+11.7 km
Rate
+0.12 km/day
Now
604 × 614 km
603614592Jul 21Oct 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

60 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-156 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 36 more from this launch.

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