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M2

NORAD 45727 · COSPAR 2020-037E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #34486 @ 542 x 560 km x 97.8081 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:18 UTC · 49.8 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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M2 PATHFINDER
1 45727U 20037E 26296.97118604 .00001813 00000-0 13155-3 0 09999
2 45727 97.8081 129.6958 0012680 78.9521 281.3131 15.05154615344866
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
June 13th 2020
Spacecraft age
6 years, 4 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
97.8081°
Period
95.67 min
Perigee
542 km
Apogee
560 km
Eccentricity
0.001268
RAAN
129.6958°
Arg of Perigee
78.9521°
Mean Motion
15.05154615 rev/d