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S5
Technology Demonstrator · Commercial / Government
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S5, a technology demonstration satellite launched into a distinctive 6.7° low-inclination orbit, testing compact sensor payloads for future equatorial-coverage small-satellite missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,393–22,420 mi (36,037–36,081 km)
- Inclination
- 6.8°
- One orbit
- 24.2 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 44065
- Int’l designator
- 2019-009D
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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