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NEXTSAT-1
South Korean Technology Demonstrator · KAIST (South Korea)
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NEXTSat-1, South Korea's advanced technology demonstration satellite launched in 2018, testing a suite of next-generation satellite instruments including a compact space weather sensor and new imaging technologies for future Korean satellite programs.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 332–343 mi (535–552 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 95.4 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43811
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099BF
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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