Space Brief 27 Feb 2025
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Launch Date
March 16, 2024
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC39A
Launch Vehicle
NORAD ID
59248
International Designator
2024-049T
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:22:58 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
43.00°
Right Ascension
117.79°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
266.45°
Period
94.27 min
Mean Motion
15.28 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
STARLINK-31405
Alternative Name
Starlink 31405
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 59248U 24049T 26200.76595788 .00000111 00000+0 13558-4 0 9990
2 59248 43.0030 117.7893 0001372 266.4465 93.6229 15.27576936132594
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
4.1
Span
29
Dry Mass
700
Launch Mass
730
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Starlink Group 6-44-18
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Starlink V2M
Configuration
Starlink v2 Mini
Motor
Argon ion thrusters
Equipment
Ku/Ka/E-band payload, optical inter-satellite link
Power System
Solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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