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M2

NORAD 45727 · COSPAR 2020-037E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #34811 @ 543 x 559 km x 97.8061 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-14 13:50 UTC · 17 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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M2 PATHFINDER
1 45727U 20037E 26318.57653880 .00001962 00000-0 14171-3 0 09994
2 45727 97.8061 151.5508 0011664 11.8265 348.3233 15.05239001348113
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
June 13th 2020
Spacecraft age
6 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
University of New South Wales/Department of Defence
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Launch vehicle
Electron
Contractor
University of New South Wales
Launch mass
9 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.8061°
Period
95.67 min
Perigee
543 km
Apogee
559 km
Eccentricity
0.0011664
RAAN
151.5508°
Arg of Perigee
11.8265°
Mean Motion
15.05239001 rev/d