First Nuclear-Powered Commercial Satellite Flies on Transporter-17 | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare carried 81 payloads including history's first nuclear-powered commercial satellite on July 7.
NORAD ID
55420
International Designator
2023-014AF
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:38:42 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
70.00°
Right Ascension
71.44°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
248.59°
Period
96.11 min
Mean Motion
14.98 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
STARLINK-5604
Alternative Name
Starlink 5604
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 55420U 23014AF 26200.77688308 -.00000326 00000+0 -19537-4 0 9994
2 55420 70.0020 71.4448 0002153 248.5936 111.4993 14.98330269192334
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.2
Diameter
2.8
Span
9
Dry Mass
290
Launch Mass
305
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Starlink Group 2-6-30
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Starlink
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Krypton ion thrusters
Equipment
Ku/Ka-band payload, optical inter-satellite link
Power System
Solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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