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TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED (100098)
COSPAR: 2026-165R | Alt Name: N/A
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NORAD ID
100098
International Designator
2026-165R
Epoch
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:17:46 GMT
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Inclination
82.30°
Right Ascension
227.22°
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Argument of Perigee
63.07°
Period
90.67 min
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15.88 rev/day
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TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
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Latest TLEs
1 A0098U 26165R 26204.13734712 .00091958 17558-5 32615-3 0 9992
2 A0098 82.2993 227.2243 0026952 63.0725 297.3295 15.88238639 528
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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