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: 2026-09-21T22:52:15.008736Z
- Period
- 94.05 min
- Inclination
- 44.9852°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001489
- Mean motion
- 15.31025066 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 471.7 km
- Apogee alt
- 473.8 km
- Semi-major
- 6,850.9 km
- B*
- 1.9856e-4
- RAAN
- 121.9420°
- Arg perigee
- 210.4433°
- Mean anomaly
- 149.6364°
- Rev number
- 9,778
§ Raw data
TANSTAAFL-21 62378U 24247B 26264.95295149 .00005764 00000+0 19856-3 0 99922 62378 44.9852 121.9420 0001489 210.4433 149.6364 15.31025066 97781
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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