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NANOSAT 1B
Spanish Technology Demonstrator · INTA (Spain)
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NanoSat-1B, a Spanish technology demonstration satellite launched in 2009 to test small-satellite communications and payload systems as part of Spain's broader effort to build independent national small-satellite engineering expertise.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 347–389 mi (558–626 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 96.4 minutes14.9 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 35685
- Int’l designator
- 2009-041E
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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