Kratos Wins $446M Space Force Missile-Warning Contract | KeepTrack Space Brief
Kratos Defense awarded $446M Space Force contract for RMWT missile-warning ground systems. Rocket Lab secures $190M Pentagon deal for 20 hypersonic test flights.
NORAD ID
64358
International Designator
2025-126Q
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:30:20 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
70.00°
Right Ascension
60.55°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
271.07°
Period
96.11 min
Mean Motion
14.98 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
STARLINK-34436
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 64358U 25126Q 26201.06274277 .00001098 00000+0 99799-4 0 9992
2 64358 70.0004 60.5479 0002252 271.0714 89.0188 14.98332515 60510
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 15-6-15
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Starlink V2MO
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
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Equipment
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Power System
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ADCS
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Transmitter Frequency
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