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Launch Date
February 29, 2024
Launch Site
VOSTO
Launch Pad
PU1S
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
NORAD ID
59067
International Designator
2024-039S
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00:24 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
95.39°
Right Ascension
257.45°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
213.60°
Period
96.42 min
Mean Motion
14.93 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SITRO-AIS 26
Alternative Name
SITRO-AIS-26
Type
Status
Owner
SITRO
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 59067U 24039S 26200.87528227 .00001328 00000+0 10593-3 0 9990
2 59067 95.3890 257.4454 0143513 213.5976 145.6088 14.93449153129595
Source: Celestrak
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
3
Launch Mass
3
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
SITRO-AIS-26
Purpose
Traffic monitoring
Mission
Traffic monitoring
Manufacturer
SPUT
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
CubeSat (3U)
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
AIS receiver
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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