Space Brief 1 Nov 2025
Today's brief covers the future of military space operations, ESA's potential defense role, significant developments in satellite communications, and SpaceX's response to Artemis 3 comments.
NORAD ID
68467
International Designator
2026-067BD
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:05:08 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.44°
Right Ascension
158.27°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
351.65°
Period
94.74 min
Mean Motion
15.20 rev/day
Latitude
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1 68467U 26067BD 26200.42023719 .00009018 00000+0 42197-3 0 9993
2 68467 97.4420 158.2705 0004913 351.6536 8.4617 15.19967193 16838
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.
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Transmitter Frequency
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