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UWE-4
German University CubeSat (First CubeSat Electric Propulsion) · University of Würzburg (Germany)
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UWE-4, a German university CubeSat from the University of Würzburg notable for carrying the first electric propulsion system ever flown on a satellite this small — proving that even a shoebox-sized spacecraft could maneuver itself using ion thrust rather than relying purely on natural orbital decay.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 255–260 mi (411–418 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 92.7 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43880
- Int’l designator
- 2018-111E
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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