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ASTROCAST 0.1
Swiss Commercial Satellite IoT (Founding Satellite) · Astrocast (Switzerland)
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Astrocast 0.1, the first satellite in what became Astrocast's commercial IoT constellation, providing low-power satellite connectivity for remote sensors and asset tracking — a Swiss commercial entrant into the same satellite IoT market pioneered by ORBCOMM and Spire.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 248–251 mi (400–405 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 92.5 minutes15.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43798
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099AS
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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