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BEESAT-1
German University CubeSat · Technical University of Berlin
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BeeSat-1, the first satellite in TU Berlin's BeeSat series of student-built picosatellites, launched in 2009 to test miniaturized attitude control and reaction wheel technology at an extremely small scale — a foundational mission for what became a long-running German university CubeSat program.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 428–431 mi (689–694 km)
- Inclination
- 98.4°
- One orbit
- 98.4 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 35933
- Int’l designator
- 2009-051C
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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