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SEEDS II (CO-66)

Japanese University CubeSat · Nihon University (Japan)

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SEEDS II (CO-66), a Japanese student-built CubeSat from Nihon University launched in 2008, carrying a small camera and amateur radio payload — part of a wave of compact, low-cost Japanese university satellites that helped popularize the CubeSat standard across Asian universities in the late 2000s.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
287–288 mi (461–464 km)
Inclination
97.8°
One orbit
93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
NORAD ID
32791
Int’l designator
2008-021J
Launched
2008

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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