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HORIZON (RS59S) (61757)
COSPAR: 2024-199Y | Alt Name: Gorizont
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 4, 2024
Launch Site
VOSTO
Launch Pad
PU1S
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
61757
International Designator
2024-199Y
Epoch
Sat, 16 May 2026 10:03:27 GMT
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Inclination
97.26°
Right Ascension
19.86°
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Argument of Perigee
240.30°
Period
87.75 min
Mean Motion
16.41 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
HORIZON (RS59S)
Alternative Name
Gorizont
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
BGTU
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 61757U 24199Y 26136.41906615 .11040808 25135-5 69102-3 0 9995
2 61757 97.2621 19.8566 0009612 240.3007 119.7337 16.41051199133166
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The HORIZON (RS59S) satellite, also known as Gorizont, is a 3U CubeSat manufactured by GEOSK and owned by BGTU. It was launched on November 4, 2024, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome Launch Pad PU1S using the Soyuz-2-1B launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 0.1 meters in diameter, and a span of 0.3 meters. Both its dry mass and launch mass are recorded at 3 kilograms. It reached operational stability on November 5, 2024. The shape of the satellite is box-shaped, and it has no specified purpose or mission details provided.
Physical Characteristics
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
Technical Details
Payload
Gorizont
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
GEOSK
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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