Latitude
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STRIX-ALPHA
NORAD 47253 · COSPAR 2020-098A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
STRIX-ALPHA reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).
Orbit: #16018 @ 149 x 156 km x 97.22 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2023-10-27 12:31 UTC · 26013.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
STRIX-ALPHA
1 47253U 20098A 23300.52207765 .17304936 27388-5 49484-3 0 9990
2 47253 97.2200 196.1203 0005288 162.9074 197.2408 16.45178031160180
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 47253U 20098A 23300.52207765 .17304936 27388-5 49484-3 0 9990
2 47253 97.2200 196.1203 0005288 162.9074 197.2408 16.45178031160180
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 15th 2020
Spacecraft age
5 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
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Operator
Synspective
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Launch vehicle
Electron
Contractor
University of Tokyo, the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Keio University, Japan Space Systems
Launch mass
150 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.22°
Period
87.53 min
Perigee
149 km
Apogee
156 km
Eccentricity
0.0005288
RAAN
196.1203°
Arg of Perigee
162.9074°
Mean Motion
16.45178031 rev/d