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TYVAK-0173 (48892)
COSPAR: 2021-059P | Alt Name: EG-3
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 30, 2021
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
48892
International Designator
2021-059P
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:38:35 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
96.01°
Right Ascension
257.14°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
344.39°
Period
97.17 min
Mean Motion
14.82 rev/day
Latitude
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
TYVAK-0173
Alternative Name
EG-3
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
ECHOAU
Country
Australia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 48892U 21059P 26184.94346674 .00001987 00000-0 25478-3 0 9996
2 48892 96.0079 257.1351 0008244 344.3860 15.7102 14.81945589270722
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The TYVAK-0173 satellite, also known as EG-3, is an Australian CubeSat 12U spacecraft with dimensions measuring 0.3 meters in length and 0.2 meters in diameter. It has a span of 1.5 meters and weighs 11 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. The satellite was launched on June 30, 2021, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40 using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. TYVAK-0173 is owned by ECHOAU and manufactured by TYVAK. Its purpose and mission details are currently unknown. The satellite is powered by solar cells and batteries and has a box shape with two panels extending from it.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.2
Span
1.5
Dry Mass
11
Launch Mass
11
Shape
Box+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Tyvak-0173
Purpose
?
Mission
?
Manufacturer
TYVAK
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 12U
Configuration
CubeSat (12U)
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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