TANSTAAFL-2
NORAD 62378 · 2024-247B
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- US
- Launch date
- 2024-12-21
- Launch site
- AFWTR
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- —
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-05-24T23:12:51.028128Z
- Period
- 94.16 min
- Inclination
- 44.9877°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000709
- Mean motion
- 15.29341753 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 477.3 km
- Apogee alt
- 478.3 km
- Semi-major
- 6,855.9 km
- B*
- 2.8002e-4
- RAAN
- 59.7520°
- Arg perigee
- 150.0048°
- Mean anomaly
- 210.0876°
- Rev number
- 7,940
§ Raw data
TANSTAAFL-21 62378U 24247B 26144.96725727 .00007829 00000+0 28002-3 0 99972 62378 44.9877 59.7520 0000709 150.0048 210.0876 15.29341753 79403
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/62378 · /tle
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§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVB-S2 | Mode Ka - DVB-S2 | 25.600 GHz | — |
| FM | Mode Ku - Radar | 15.500 GHz | — |
| BPSK | Mode S - BPSK 196.8 kbps | 2.205 GHz | — |
| QPSK | Mode S - QPSK 131 kbps - (OUTSIDE US) | 2.283 GHz | — |
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