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SINOD-D 1
German University CubeSat · University of Stuttgart (Germany)
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SINOD-D 1, part of a German technology demonstration CubeSat cluster testing new deployable solar panel and communications systems launched together in a single 2015 rideshare mission.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 307–418 mi (494–672 km)
- Inclination
- 64.8°
- One orbit
- 96.2 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40968
- Int’l designator
- 2015-058E
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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