X Report 15 Jan 2025
SpaceX successfully launches two lunar landers and clears another milestone with Transporter-12 rideshare mission.
Launch Date
March 21, 2024
Launch Site
JSC
Launch Pad
LC43/94
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3
NORAD ID
59285
International Designator
2024-052F
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:59:15 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
50.01°
Right Ascension
64.61°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
296.84°
Period
100.84 min
Mean Motion
14.28 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
OBJECT F
Alternative Name
Yunhai-2 02 zu 06 xing
Type
Status
Owner
CASC
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 59285U 24052F 26200.83281559 -.00000142 00000+0 75394-5 0 9993
2 59285 50.0114 64.6088 0005149 296.8357 63.2031 14.27999744123820
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
0.5
Diameter
0.2
Span
1
Dry Mass
100
Launch Mass
100
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Yunhai-2 12 xing
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
DFHS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
YH-2
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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