Transporter-16 Lofts 119 Payloads to SSO | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches 119 payloads on Transporter-16, the 21st smallsat rideshare mission, from Vandenberg SFB at 1102 UTC.
NORAD ID
68477
International Designator
2026-067BP
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:24:02 GMT
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Inclination
97.75°
Right Ascension
158.02°
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Argument of Perigee
347.94°
Period
96.50 min
Mean Motion
14.92 rev/day
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1 68477U 26067BP 26200.39169616 .00003240 00000+0 32279-3 0 9998
2 68477 97.7526 158.0203 0003542 347.9427 12.1707 14.92286985 15939
Source: Celestrak
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