Launch Date
October 13, 2023
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC39A
Launch Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
NORAD ID
58049
International Designator
2023-157A
Epoch
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:28:09 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
30.00°
Right Ascension
47.54°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
123.51°
Period
94.14 min
Mean Motion
15.30 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Velocity
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Name
PSYCHE
Alternative Name
Psyche
Type
Status
Owner
JPL
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 58049U 23157A 23286.60289038 .00001209 -37902-5 00000+0 0 9999
2 58049 30.0000 47.5426 0467200 123.5100 359.9800 15.29658471 02
Source: Celestrak
Length
3.1
Diameter
2.4
Span
24.7
Dry Mass
1648
Launch Mass
2608
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Psyche
Purpose
Asteroid orbiter
Mission
Asteroid orbiter
Manufacturer
MAXSS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
SSL-1300
Configuration
SSL-1300
Motor
SPT-140
Equipment
multispectral imager, gamma ray and neutron spectrometer, magnetometer, X-band gravity science investigation
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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