SpaceX Launches 2 Starlink Batches in 48 Hours, Both Coasts | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX launched Starlink batches from Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral within 48 hours, pushing the active constellation toward 10,000 operational satellites.
Launch Date
December 19, 2012
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC1
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-FG
NORAD ID
39032
International Designator
2012-074A
Decay Date
5/14/2013
Name
SOYUZ-TMA 07M
Alternative Name
Soyuz TMA-07M
Type
Status
Owner
RKKE
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Length
7.9
Diameter
2.7
Span
10.6
Dry Mass
2900
Launch Mass
2900
Shape
Cyl + Cone + Sphere + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
9.5282
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 704A
Purpose
Crewed spacecraft
Mission
Crewed spacecraft
Manufacturer
RKKE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
7K-STMA A47
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
SA
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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