BRO-13 (59107)

COSPAR: 2024-043K | Alt Name: BRO-13

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 4, 2024

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

59107

International Designator

2024-043K

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:28:13 GMT

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Inclination

97.85°

Right Ascension

331.98°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

243.98°

Period

96.21 min

Mean Motion

14.97 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

BRO-13

Alternative Name

BRO-13

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

UNSEEN

Country

France

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

N/A

Latest TLEs
1 59107U 24043K   26200.85293102  .00001048  00000+0  97092-4 0  9998
2 59107  97.8536 331.9826 0007409 243.9776 116.0682 14.96661060129502

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Summary
BRO-13 is a 8U CubeSat satellite manufactured by GOMSP and owned by UNSEEN. It was launched on March 4, 2024, from the AFWTR launch site using Falcon 9 as the launch vehicle. The satellite's dimensions are 0.4 meters in length, 0.2 meters in diameter, and has a span of 0.4 meters. Both its dry mass and launch mass are 15 kilograms. Its primary mission is RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, and traffic monitoring. Power for BRO-13 comes from solar cells and batteries, and it operates with a box shape configuration. The satellite was launched from SLC4E.
Physical Characteristics

Length

0.4

Diameter

0.2

Span

0.4

Dry Mass

15

Launch Mass

15

Shape

Box

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

BRO-13

Purpose

RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, Traffic monitoring

Mission

RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, Traffic monitoring

Manufacturer

GOMSP

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 8U

Configuration

CubeSat (8U)

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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