Launch Date
September 13, 2012
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC3E
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 401
NORAD ID
38765
International Designator
2012-048H
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:02:36 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
64.66°
Right Ascension
127.54°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
170.93°
Period
94.67 min
Mean Motion
15.21 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
RE
Alternative Name
Re
Type
Status
Owner
LLNL
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 38765U 12048H 26185.25180566 .00009940 00000-0 40682-3 0 9994
2 38765 64.6556 127.5435 0089790 170.9296 189.3479 15.21128218117996
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
4
Launch Mass
4
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
STARE-A
Purpose
Space surveillance, technology
Mission
Space surveillance, technology
Manufacturer
BOHB/USNPS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
CubeSat (3U)
Motor
None
Equipment
STARE telescope
Power System
4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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