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TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED (270186)
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NORAD ID
270186
International Designator
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Epoch
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:15:26 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
90.33°
Right Ascension
35.37°
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Argument of Perigee
227.47°
Period
109.99 min
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13.09 rev/day
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TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
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Latest TLEs
1 T0186U 26195.30239075 .00000478 00000+0 13681-2 0 9996
2 T0186 90.3344 35.3660 0022609 227.4742 132.4477 13.09205330316228
Source: Celestrak
Summary
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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