LeoLabs and the Business of Watching Everything
A startup built on Cold War-era radar science now tracks 25,000 objects in orbit - and the Pentagon can't get enough of it. But can its radars really compete with the Space Surveillance Network?
Launch Date
December 29, 2009
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC200/39
Launch Vehicle
Proton-M/Briz-M
NORAD ID
36587
International Designator
2009-075B
Epoch
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:25 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
21.58°
Right Ascension
314.36°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
109.50°
Period
722.15 min
Mean Motion
1.99 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
BREEZE-M R/B
Alternative Name
Briz-M No. 99510
Type
Status
Owner
KHRR
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 36587U 09075B 26183.41696457 .00000103 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 36587 21.5779 314.3556 5762828 109.4989 312.3408 1.99403301117401
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.6
Diameter
2.5
Span
2.6
Dry Mass
1600
Launch Mass
7500
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
10.9654
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Briz-M
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
KHRR
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Briz
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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