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55093
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2023-001CN
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Orbit:
#21266 @ 434 x 445 km x 97.3112 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-10-26 22:57 UTC
·
13.1 h old
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🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
Latitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Heading
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Orbit #
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Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Current TLE
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HUYGENS
1 55093U 23001CN 26299.95666904 .00005720 00000-0 13544-3 0 09995
2 55093 97.3112 7.3996 0007809 336.2636 23.8250 15.42152824212665
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TLE data & history
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Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 3rd 2023
Spacecraft age
3 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)/
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)/Netherlands NLR, TNO)
Launch mass
10
kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.3112°
Period
93.38
min
Perigee
434
km
Apogee
445
km
Eccentricity
0.0007809
RAAN
7.3996°
Arg of Perigee
336.2636°
Mean Motion
15.42152824
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