SpaceX Starfall Secret Capsule Targets Space Manufacturing | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX's disk-shaped Starfall reentry vehicle debuts as the constellation hits 10,671 working satellites across low Earth orbit.
Launch Date
March 26, 2023
Launch Site
SRILR
Launch Pad
SLP
Launch Vehicle
LVM3
NORAD ID
56071
International Designator
2023-043AB
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:46:46 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
87.90°
Right Ascension
252.84°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
102.62°
Period
109.46 min
Mean Motion
13.16 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
ONEWEB-0613
Alternative Name
OneWeb SL0613
Type
Status
Owner
ONEWEBN
Country
United Kingdom
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 56071U 23043AB 26200.19914478 .00000116 00000+0 27303-3 0 9999
2 56071 87.8976 252.8449 0002211 102.6179 257.5199 13.15548007160641
Source: Celestrak
Length
1.3
Diameter
1
Span
5
Dry Mass
140
Launch Mass
148
Shape
Trapezoid+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
OneWeb L18-026
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
ONEWUS
Life Expectancy
+ 7 years
Bus
ARROW
Configuration
Arrow bus
Motor
SPT-50 or BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters
Equipment
Ku-Band payload
Power System
solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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