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Agila

Planned Philippine satellite. Agila was launched on December 29, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-252CNORAD 62456United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT: AGILA
Common name: Agila
Payload designation: Astranis Block 2-4
International designator: 2024-252C
NORAD catalog number: 62456
GCAT identifier: S62456
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1281

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Astranis GEO
Owner: Astranis UK
Country: United Kingdom
Builder: Astranis Space Technologies Corp.
Platform (bus): MicroGEO

Launch

Date: December 29, 2024 · 05:00 UTC
Launch record: 2024-252Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO
Perigee: 339 km
Apogee: 64,526 km
Inclination: 12.36°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Dec 29, 2024

Size

Mass: 400 kg
Dry mass: 400 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q131388826 (CC0).