▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.7612°
Eccentricity	0.0005176
Period	96.6 min
Apogee	598 km
Perigee	590 km
Mean motion	14.91301389 rev/day
RAAN	145.5253°
Arg of perigee	0.1156°
Mean anomaly	0.0063°
B*	3.9556e-4
Rev at epoch	1,462

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 68505U 26067CT 26187.68981051 .00003886 00000-0 39556-3 0 9993

2 68505 97.7612 145.5253 0005176 0.1156 0.0063 14.91301389 14626

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "GEMS2-AMETHYST",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-067CT",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:33:19.628+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.91301389,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0005176,
  "INCLINATION": 97.7612,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 145.5253,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 0.1156,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 0.0063,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68505,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1462,
  "BSTAR": 0.00039556,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00003886,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	GEMS2-AMETHYST
Operator	WeatherStream / Orbital Micro SystemsHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 30, 2026HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	10HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/68505

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.