Launch Date
February 14, 1997
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
24731
International Designator
1997-006G
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
82.60°
Right Ascension
329.09°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
348.66°
Period
114.72 min
Mean Motion
12.55 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SL-14 R/B
Alternative Name
Tsiklon-3 91-703 Stage 3
Type
Status
Owner
VKS
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 24731U 97006G 26185.16168715 .00000006 00000-0 -24093-4 0 9995
2 24731 82.6025 329.0931 0040982 348.6568 184.4952 12.55272326346160
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.8
Diameter
2.2
Span
2.8
Dry Mass
1600
Launch Mass
1600
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
5.8121
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
S5M
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
YUZHUA
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
S5M
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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