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UWE-3
German University CubeSat · University of Würzburg (Germany)
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UWE-3, a German university CubeSat built at the University of Würzburg and launched in 2013 to test miniaturized attitude control and networking technologies for small satellite formations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 338–380 mi (545–612 km)
- Inclination
- 97.9°
- One orbit
- 96.1 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39446
- Int’l designator
- 2013-066AG
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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