Space Brief 28 Aug 2024
A Falcon 9 booster fails to land, increasing GPS and PNT significance for national security, and NASA's SLS mobile launch platform costs soar.
Launch Date
April 28, 2025
Launch Site
WSC
Launch Pad
LC101
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 5B/YZ-2
NORAD ID
63688
International Designator
2025-086B
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:41:13 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
86.51°
Right Ascension
302.21°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
114.56°
Period
108.73 min
Mean Motion
13.24 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
HULIANWANG DIGUI-21
Alternative Name
Xingwang Jinjigui 3-02
Type
Status
Owner
ZXW
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 63688U 25086B 26200.82029817 .00000039 00000+0 57653-4 0 9990
2 63688 86.5094 302.2091 0002072 114.5648 245.5702 13.24410401 59180
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
3.0
Diameter
1.0
Span
10.0
Dry Mass
800
Launch Mass
800
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Xingwang Digui 03-02
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
CAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Xingwang CL
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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