The Day a Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Traveled Past Venus
Thirty-five years ago, NASA's Galileo spacecraft made a crucial flyby of Venus, pioneering a complex path through the inner solar system that would revolutionize planetary exploration
Launch Date
July 18, 2011
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC45/1
Launch Vehicle
Zenit-3SLBF
NORAD ID
46107
International Designator
2011-037JS
Epoch
Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:43:48 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
51.23°
Right Ascension
97.28°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
263.02°
Period
119.66 min
Mean Motion
12.03 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
FREGAT DEB
Alternative Name
deb Fregat SBB
Type
Status
Owner
VVKOV
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 46107U 11037JS 20255.82209247 .00000721 00000-0 36149-3 0 9994
2 46107 51.2337 97.2785 1410580 263.0172 80.8699 12.03419463 7751
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
NPOLO
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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