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CANX-4
Canadian Nanosatellite (Autonomous Formation Flying) · University of Toronto (UTIAS/SFL)
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CanX-4, one of a formation-flying pair of Canadian nanosatellites built by the University of Toronto, launched in 2014 to demonstrate precise autonomous formation flying — two satellites maintaining a fixed relative position using only onboard propulsion and no ground intervention, technology relevant to future distributed satellite systems.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 385–397 mi (619–639 km)
- Inclination
- 98.3°
- One orbit
- 97.1 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40055
- Int’l designator
- 2014-034C
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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