Latitude
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FARADAY-PHOENIX
NORAD 48924 · COSPAR 2021-059AX · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
FARADAY_PHOENIX reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 7 weeks ago).
Orbit: #28753 @ 163 x 178 km x 97.6371 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-08-18 05:40 UTC · 1279.3 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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// celestrak
FARADAY_PHOENIX
1 48924U 21059AX 26230.23662953 .05800316 26793-5 56717-3 0 9997
2 48924 97.6371 76.5308 0011721 280.5759 79.4219 16.38155079287531
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 48924U 21059AX 26230.23662953 .05800316 26793-5 56717-3 0 9997
2 48924 97.6371 76.5308 0011721 280.5759 79.4219 16.38155079287531
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
June 30th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
InSpace
Purpose
Platform
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
GomSpace
Launch mass
10 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.6371°
Period
87.9 min
Perigee
163 km
Apogee
178 km
Eccentricity
0.0011721
RAAN
76.5308°
Arg of Perigee
280.5759°
Mean Motion
16.38155079 rev/d