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APRIZESAT 2
IoT / Machine-to-Machine (Founding Pair) · SpaceQuest
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The second AprizeSat satellite, launched alongside AprizeSat-1 to establish the initial two-satellite proof of concept for SpaceQuest's commercial data relay business. Together the founding pair validated the low-data-rate satellite messaging model that the company would expand to a ten-satellite constellation over the following decade.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 432–524 mi (694–844 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 100.1 minutes14.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 28366
- Int’l designator
- 2004-025A
- Launched
- 2004
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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