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NORSAT 2
Norwegian Maritime Communications Satellite · Norwegian Space Agency
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NorSat-2, the companion satellite to NorSat-1, adding an experimental VHF data exchange system that lets ships transmit richer data than standard AIS allows — part of Norway's effort to modernize maritime communications across its enormous coastline and Arctic waters.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 306–315 mi (492–506 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.5 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 42828
- Int’l designator
- 2017-042D
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More communications
- O3B FM10Medium Earth Orbit Broadband (O3B Constellation)
- O3B FM11Medium Earth Orbit Broadband (O3B Constellation)
- O3B FM12Medium Earth Orbit Broadband (O3B Constellation)
- O3B FM13Medium Earth Orbit Broadband (O3B Constellation)
- O3B FM14Medium Earth Orbit Broadband (O3B Constellation)
- O3B FM15Medium Earth Orbit Broadband (O3B Constellation)