The Day America's Moon Rocket Began Its Journey
Fifty-nine years ago, a revolutionary new rocket thundered skyward from Cape Kennedy, testing the spacecraft that would eventually carry astronauts to the lunar surface
NORAD ID
69014
International Designator
2026-100AL
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:39:52 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.40°
Right Ascension
98.05°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
317.02°
Period
94.65 min
Mean Motion
15.21 rev/day
Latitude
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Name
OBJECT AL
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1 69014U 26100AL 26200.69435568 .00001958 00000+0 90343-4 0 9990
2 69014 97.4022 98.0467 0004529 317.0199 43.0682 15.21402567 11750
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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Radar Cross Section
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Payload
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Mission
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Motor
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Transmitter Frequency
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