Payload
AEPEX
OperationalPayloadLEO
AEPEX is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 30, 2026 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- March 30, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 513 km
- Periapsis
- 505 km
- Inclination
- 97.45°
- Orbital period
- 94.8 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 10 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2026-067CU
- NORAD catalog №
- 68506
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational
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