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ALICE
US Military Technology Demonstrator · US Department of Defense
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ALICE, a US military technology demonstration satellite launched in 2013 to test compact communications and sensor payloads for future tactical satellite programs — one of a wave of small experimental satellites the Pentagon used to trial ideas before committing to larger operational constellations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 264–409 mi (424–658 km)
- Inclination
- 120.5°
- One orbit
- 95.3 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39467
- Int’l designator
- 2013-072F
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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