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CUTE-1.7+APD II (CO-65)
Japanese University CubeSat (Amateur Radio + Radiation Science) · Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Cute-1.7+APD II (CO-65), a Japanese university CubeSat from Tokyo Institute of Technology launched in 2008, notable for carrying an avalanche photodiode radiation detector to study high-energy particles alongside its amateur radio communications payload — one satellite doing double duty as both a ham radio relay and a space physics instrument.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 331–340 mi (533–547 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 95.3 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 32785
- Int’l designator
- 2008-021C
- Launched
- 2008
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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