VICTUS HAZE PUMA

MilitaryLEOSSOPolarUnited States

VICTUS HAZE PUMA is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as United States in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 489 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 95 minutes at an inclination of 97.4°. It was launched in 2026. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 69646
COSPAR ID: 2026-142A
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 489 km
Apogee (highest): 512 km
Inclination: 97.45°
Orbital period: 95 min
Launch year: 2026
Owner (CelesTrak): United States

Orbital data updated: 2026-11-04 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

United StatesLIVEActive

Technology test

Official description

“VICTUS HAZE is a multi-launch, multi-vehicle mission designed to demonstrate the Nation’s capability to rapidly acquire, launch, and operate space vehicles on operationally relevant timelines in response to urgent on-orbit threats.”

US Space Force, 19 Jun 2026

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for technology testing and records it as active (2 Nov 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 2 Nov 2026.

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About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~470 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.