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Tribal College University CubeSat (Founding Mission) · Salish Kootenai College (Montana, USA)
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BisonSat, a CubeSat built by students at Salish Kootenai College — a tribal college in Montana — launched in 2015 to capture imagery of the surrounding Flathead Indian Reservation, making it one of the only satellite missions built and operated by a Native American tribal educational institution.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 284–358 mi (457–576 km)
- Inclination
- 64.8°
- One orbit
- 94.8 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40974
- Int’l designator
- 2015-058L
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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