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OPTICUBE 04
US Naval Technology Demonstrator · Naval Postgraduate School (US)
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OptiCube 04, one of a series of US Naval Postgraduate School CubeSats testing compact optical communications and imaging technologies for future small-satellite missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 329–343 mi (529–552 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 95.3 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41851
- Int’l designator
- 2016-067D
- Launched
- 2016
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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