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THEA
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial
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THEA, a commercial technology demonstration CubeSat testing compact sensor and communications hardware for future small-satellite constellations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 281–286 mi (452–460 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 93.6 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43796
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099AQ
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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