X Report 8 Mar 2025
SpaceX faces setbacks with Starship Flight 8 amid debris fallout, achieves regulatory win for smartphone connectivity, and prepares for upcoming ISS missions.
Launch Date
August 30, 2019
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC133/3
Launch Vehicle
Rokot
NORAD ID
44518
International Designator
2019-057B
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:59:29 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
99.17°
Right Ascension
331.21°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
285.81°
Period
101.01 min
Mean Motion
14.26 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
BREEZE-KM R/B
Alternative Name
Briz-KM No. 72530
Type
Status
Owner
VVKOV
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 44518U 19057B 26184.99964361 .00000067 00000-0 41924-4 0 9999
2 44518 99.1677 331.2125 0197976 285.8124 72.1306 14.25531664355941
Source: Celestrak
Length
4.1
Diameter
2.6
Span
4.1
Dry Mass
2370
Launch Mass
2370
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Briz-KM 14S45
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
KHRO
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Briz
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
S5.92
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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