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SUOMI-100
Finnish University CubeSat (Independence Centennial + Plasma Brake) · Aalto University (Finland)
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Suomi-100, a Finnish CubeSat launched in 2018 to mark the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence, testing plasma brake technology — an experimental deorbit device using a charged tether to generate drag from Earth's ionosphere, offering a potential propellant-free way to deorbit dead satellites faster.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 294–301 mi (473–484 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.0 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43804
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099AY
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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