Santa Maria Spaceport (Azores)
Europe's Atlantic outpost enters the launch business. How Portugal's first licensed spaceport in the Azores is preparing for suborbital flights in 2026 and positioning to receive ESA's Space Rider in 2028.
Launch Date
May 21, 2025
Launch Site
JSC
Launch Pad
LC130
Launch Vehicle
Lijian-1
NORAD ID
64088
International Designator
2025-108B
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:20:53 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.47°
Right Ascension
276.69°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
247.88°
Period
94.80 min
Mean Motion
15.19 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
Stilsat-1
Type
Status
Owner
WEINA
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 64088U 25108B 26201.26450733 .00004105 00000+0 19975-3 0 9996
2 64088 97.4711 276.6913 0006371 247.8823 112.1736 15.18935719 64383
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
1.0
Diameter
1.0
Span
5.0
Dry Mass
350
Launch Mass
350
Shape
Box-cyl+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Taijing san hao 04 xing
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
WEINA
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
MN200
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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