Science
MINXSS-2
Solar X-ray Science CubeSat · NASA / University of Colorado Boulder
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MinXSS-2, a NASA CubeSat launched on the historic STP-2 Falcon Heavy mission in 2019 to study solar flares by measuring soft X-ray emissions from the Sun — data that helps scientists understand how flares heat the solar corona to temperatures millions of degrees hotter than the Sun's visible surface.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 252–257 mi (406–413 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 92.6 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43758
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099A
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.