Falcon Heavy Returns After 18-Month Hiatus, Lofts ViaSat-3 F3 | KeepTrack X Report
Falcon Heavy completed its 12th flight ever on April 29, ending an 18-month stand-down by lofting the 6-ton ViaSat-3 F3 comsat to GTO.
NORAD ID
65941
International Designator
1998-067XN
Epoch
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:29:46 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
51.60°
Right Ascension
215.63°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
317.48°
Period
88.01 min
Mean Motion
16.36 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
YOTSUBA-KULOVER
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
KYUT/KYUD
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 65941U 98067XN 26106.72901255 .06739310 12393-4 74116-3 0 9994
2 65941 51.6034 215.6287 0009820 317.4833 42.5431 16.36262631 29573
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
0.2
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
1.800
Launch Mass
1.800
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
YOTSUBA-KULOVER
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
KYUT
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 2U
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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