X Report 21 Aug 2025
Today's brief highlights the upcoming X-37B military spaceplane launch, ongoing partnerships to protect radio astronomy, and West Virginia's minimal allocation of broadband subsidies to satellite providers like SpaceX.
Launch Date
December 5, 1978
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC132/2
Launch Vehicle
Kosmos 11K65M
NORAD ID
11135
International Designator
1978-109H
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:00:13 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
74.02°
Right Ascension
19.53°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
218.58°
Period
116.18 min
Mean Motion
12.40 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 1058
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1058
Type
Status
Owner
GUKOSR
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 11135U 78109H 26184.79182626 -.00000015 00000-0 11040-5 0 9996
2 11135 74.0173 19.5333 0036703 218.5837 151.8263 12.39503444152720
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.
Length
0.8
Diameter
0.8
Span
0.8
Dry Mass
60
Launch Mass
60
Shape
Poly
Radar Cross Section
0.6908
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Strela-1M Blok 21 No. 8
Purpose
Military Communication
Mission
Military Communication
Manufacturer
NPOPM
Life Expectancy
6 months
Bus
Strela-1 11F625
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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