SpaceX Logs Record 165 Launches in 2025, X Report 1 Jan 2026
SpaceX number of launches in 2025: a record 165 orbital flights. Starlink added 4.6M customers across 35 new markets; new Vandenberg pad offered.
Launch Date
November 11, 2022
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
LC9A
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
56601
International Designator
2022-151ADZ
Epoch
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:07:41 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.60°
Right Ascension
218.45°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
314.44°
Period
100.39 min
Mean Motion
14.34 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
CZ-6A DEB
Alternative Name
deb CZ-6A Y2
Type
Status
Owner
CNSA
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 56601U 22151ADZ 26198.00534422 .00000213 00000+0 85927-4 0 9995
2 56601 98.6002 218.4497 0112845 314.4369 44.7624 14.34420019168944
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
SAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
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Motor
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Equipment
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Power System
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ADCS
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Transmitter Frequency
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