Space Brief 18 Mar 2025
Today's Space Brief covers the reentry of Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander, a compelling study on space debris exacerbated by climate change, and new advancements from the Vera Rubin Observatory.
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International Designator
2026-165F
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Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:04:04 GMT
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Inclination
82.30°
Right Ascension
225.73°
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Argument of Perigee
58.82°
Period
90.67 min
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15.88 rev/day
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1 A0088U 26165F 26205.46115949 .00089988 16319-5 31916-3 0 9990
2 A0088 82.2989 225.7303 0027731 58.8242 301.5742 15.88200699 737
Source: Celestrak
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
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