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ICEYE-X21 (55049)
COSPAR: 2023-001AS | Alt Name: ICEYE-X21
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Launch Details
Launch Date
January 3, 2023
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
55049
International Designator
2023-001AS
Epoch
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:11:18 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
97.30°
Right Ascension
262.62°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
285.97°
Period
88.67 min
Mean Motion
16.24 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
ICEYE-X21
Alternative Name
ICEYE-X21
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
ICEYE
Country
Finland
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 55049U 23001AS 26175.21618542 .01585954 23968-5 60214-3 0 9995
2 55049 97.3001 262.6152 0012377 285.9702 74.0225 16.24069885194757
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The ICEYE-X21 satellite, identified by NORAD CAT ID 55049 and OBJECT ID 2023-001AS, was launched on January 3, 2023, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 0.8 meters in length with a diameter of 0.6 meters and spans 1.5 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It has a dry mass of 80 kilograms, which is the same as its launch mass. ICEYE-X21 is equipped with X-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) equipment for Earth observation purposes. The satellite's power system consists of two deployable solar arrays and batteries to maintain energy supply during eclipse phases. Manufactured by ICEYE, it operates in a box shape with a pan configuration.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.8
Diameter
0.6
Span
1.5
Dry Mass
80
Launch Mass
80
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
ICEYE-X21
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
ICEYE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
ICEYE
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
?
Equipment
X-band SAR
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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