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OPTOS
Spanish Technology Demonstrator · INTA (Spain)
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OPTOS, a Spanish technology demonstration CubeSat launched in 2013 to test a novel radiation-hardened onboard computer and a compact optical imaging payload for future Spanish small-satellite missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 357–460 mi (575–740 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 97.7 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39420
- Int’l designator
- 2013-066E
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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