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S-NET B
German Inter-Satellite Networking Technology Demonstrator · Technical University of Berlin
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S-NET B, one of four identical small satellites built by TU Berlin to test inter-satellite networking and data relay technologies — essentially prototyping how a future constellation of satellites might communicate directly with each other rather than always routing through ground stations, a capability now central to modern mega-constellations like Starlink.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 318–326 mi (511–525 km)
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- One orbit
- 94.8 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43187
- Int’l designator
- 2018-014H
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.