The Day We First Landed on Venus
On December 15, 1970, a battered Soviet probe accomplished something no spacecraft had done before - it survived landing on another world and lived to tell about it.
Launch Date
April 14, 2026
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
NORAD ID
68724
International Designator
2026-081AB
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:26:10 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
53.16°
Right Ascension
138.34°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
95.22°
Period
93.85 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
STARLINK-37274
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 68724U 26081AB 26200.85150663 .00010301 00000+0 31556-3 0 9995
2 68724 53.1579 138.3422 0001406 95.2238 264.8925 15.34401894 15003
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
4.1
Span
29.0
Dry Mass
530
Launch Mass
575
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Starlink Group 10-24-26
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Starlink V2MO
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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