Space Brief 11 Jan 2025
Today's brief covers SpaceX's NROL-153 launch, US Space Force activities in Greenland, Starlink's record-breaking flight, and a OneWeb satellite glitch. Plus, our Satellite Spotlight shines on Duchifat-1.
Launch Date
July 25, 2025
Launch Site
VOSTO
Launch Pad
PU1S
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
NORAD ID
64891
International Designator
2025-155R
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:29:29 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.46°
Right Ascension
170.60°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
74.01°
Period
93.87 min
Mean Motion
15.34 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
OBJECT R
Alternative Name
RS92S5
Type
Status
Owner
GEOSK
Country
Unknown
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 64891U 25155R 26200.89548301 .00008205 00000+0 25120-3 0 9991
2 64891 97.4567 170.5953 0008472 74.0139 286.2036 15.34053779 85838
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
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
3
Launch Mass
3
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Geoskan
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SPUT/GEOSK
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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