Japan's H3 Returns to Flight With 6 Satellites | KeepTrack Space Brief
Japan's H3 rocket successfully launched June 11, deploying 6 smallsats to orbit after December failure. First return-to-flight for JAXA's flagship heavy-lift vehicle.
NORAD ID
67213
International Designator
2025-304X
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:32:31 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
70.00°
Right Ascension
200.41°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
273.89°
Period
96.11 min
Mean Motion
14.98 rev/day
Latitude
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Name
STARLINK-36199
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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1 67213U 25304X 26201.10592083 .00001569 00000+0 13929-3 0 9999
2 67213 70.0002 200.4129 0004209 273.8885 86.1792 14.98332364 33725
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
4.1
Span
29.0
Dry Mass
530
Launch Mass
575
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
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Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Starlink Group 15-13-22
Purpose
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Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
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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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