Payload
HYDRA-3
OperationalPayloadLEO
HYDRA-3 is a Spain payload satellite, launched on May 3, 2026 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 3, 2026 at 07:00 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- CAS500-2 & Others
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 510 km
- Periapsis
- 502 km
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- Orbital period
- 94.74 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Spain
- Launch mass
- 10 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2026-100AU
- NORAD catalog №
- 69022
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Spain- Status
- Operational
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