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SALSAT
Attitude Control Technology Demonstrator · TU Berlin / DLR
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A German nanosatellite from TU Berlin testing attitude control using only magnetic torquers — no reaction wheels, no moving parts. This ultra-simple approach could make nanosatellites dramatically more reliable and longer-lived. At barely 2 kg and roughly the size of a hardback book, SALSAT demonstrates how much capability can be packed into the smallest satellites.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 293–300 mi (471–483 km)
- Inclination
- 97.9°
- One orbit
- 94.0 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 46495
- Int’l designator
- 2020-068K
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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