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KL-ALPHA A
Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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KL-Alpha A, one of a pair of technology demonstration satellites launched into an unusually high near-polar orbit to test communications and sensor payloads for future missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 650–660 mi (1,046–1,062 km)
- Inclination
- 88.9°
- One orbit
- 106.1 minutes13.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 44785
- Int’l designator
- 2019-077A
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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