The Day Opportunity Changed Our View of Mars Forever
Twenty-one years ago, a golf cart-sized rover bounced to a stop inside a small crater on Mars, beginning one of the most remarkable chapters in space exploration history
NORAD ID
59142
International Designator
2024-043AW
Epoch
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:26:19 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.51°
Right Ascension
324.27°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
262.52°
Period
87.76 min
Mean Motion
16.41 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
OBJECT AW
Alternative Name
ONDOSAT-OWL-2
Type
Status
Owner
ONDO
Country
Mongolia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 59142U 24043AW 26163.18494273 .07546685 26262-5 42531-3 0 9992
2 59142 97.5138 324.2689 0013917 262.5222 97.4497 16.40864461127822
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
0.05
Diameter
0.05
Span
0.05
Dry Mass
0.25
Launch Mass
0.25
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
OWLSAT-2
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
ONDO
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 0.5U
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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