X Report 7 Mar 2025
Starship Flight 8 ends with mixed results as SpaceX successfully catches Super Heavy booster but loses the upper stage in a fiery breakup.
Launch Date
November 30, 2024
Launch Site
WSC
Launch Pad
LC1
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 12
NORAD ID
62186
International Designator
2024-226B
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:45:58 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
50.00°
Right Ascension
207.59°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
178.79°
Period
107.34 min
Mean Motion
13.42 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
OBJECT B
Alternative Name
JSW-03
Type
Status
Owner
CAST
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 62186U 24226B 26201.28192219 -.00000103 00000+0 44697-4 0 9992
2 62186 50.0017 207.5901 0012011 178.7920 181.2988 13.41503738 80157
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
2.5
Diameter
0.8
Span
2.5
Dry Mass
300
Launch Mass
300
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Jishu Shiyan Weixing 03
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
CAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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