Communications
APRIZESAT 8
IoT / Machine-to-Machine · SpaceQuest
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AprizesSat-8 expands the constellation's coverage and reduces message latency for remote IoT applications. As satellite IoT competition intensified through the 2010s, SpaceQuest's small constellation remained valuable for applications requiring simple, rugged, low-cost terminals in extreme environments where complex VSAT systems are impractical.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 359–398 mi (578–640 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 96.7 minutes14.9 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39425
- Int’l designator
- 2013-066K
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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