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M2 PATHFINDER
US University CubeSat (Miniaturized Mass Spectrometer) · University of Michigan
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M2 Pathfinder, a University of Michigan CubeSat testing a compact ion neutral mass spectrometer — an instrument shrunk down from equipment that once required an entire spacecraft bay, now flying on hardware the size of a cereal box.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 340–350 mi (548–563 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 95.6 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 45727
- Int’l designator
- 2020-037E
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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