The Day Opportunity Changed Our View of Mars Forever
Twenty-one years ago, a golf cart-sized rover bounced to a stop inside a small crater on Mars, beginning one of the most remarkable chapters in space exploration history
NORAD ID
64423
International Designator
2025-129M
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:42:13 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
70.00°
Right Ascension
101.39°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
265.40°
Period
96.11 min
Mean Motion
14.98 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Velocity
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Name
STARLINK-34467
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 64423U 25129M 26200.77932012 .00001695 00000+0 14981-3 0 9995
2 64423 70.0008 101.3907 0002671 265.4016 94.6838 14.98332826 61075
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 15-9-12
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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