Space Brief 27 Jul 2025
Busy activities in space: SpaceX's series of Starlink launches dominate the week, while Vega C successfully deploys Earth science satellites.
NORAD ID
68443
International Designator
2026-067AD
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:33:58 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.46°
Right Ascension
158.71°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
343.77°
Period
94.87 min
Mean Motion
15.18 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
DB-WALI-WMU
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
NSL
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 68443U 26067AD 26200.81525566 .00002494 00000+0 12645-3 0 9993
2 68443 97.4570 158.7062 0003575 343.7728 16.3390 15.17867032 16887
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
0.050
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
0.500
Launch Mass
0.500
Shape
Box+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Dream Big Constellation 1
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
NSL
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Thinsat 0.5U
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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