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RANGE-A
US University CubeSat (Formation Flying / Relative Navigation) · Georgia Institute of Technology
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RANGE-A, one of a pair of Georgia Tech-built CubeSats launched on STP-2 specifically to test relative navigation techniques between two small satellites flying in close formation — technology relevant to future satellite servicing and inspection missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 324–332 mi (521–535 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 95.0 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43773
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099R
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.