Transporter 16 Carries 119 Payloads to SSO, X Report 29 Mar 2026
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TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED (100079)
COSPAR: 2026-163W | Alt Name: N/A
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NORAD ID
100079
International Designator
2026-163W
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Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:01 GMT
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81.48°
Right Ascension
303.47°
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103.90 min
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1 A0079U 26163W 26204.66668980 .00043071 00000+0 37255-1 0 9994
2 A0079 81.4831 303.4735 0015665 193.0928 73.4324 13.85948458 1305
Source: Celestrak
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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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