The Day We First Landed on Venus
On December 15, 1970, a battered Soviet probe accomplished something no spacecraft had done before - it survived landing on another world and lived to tell about it.
Launch Date
March 31, 2025
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
NORAD ID
63426
International Designator
2025-065AD
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:42:25 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
43.00°
Right Ascension
83.74°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
271.25°
Period
94.27 min
Mean Motion
15.28 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
STARLINK-33615
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 63426U 25065AD 26200.36279154 .00007816 00000+0 29318-3 0 9993
2 63426 42.9985 83.7403 0001278 271.2500 88.8205 15.27588261 72971
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
4.1
Span
29.0
Dry Mass
530
Launch Mass
575
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Starlink Group 6-80-28
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Starlink V2MO
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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