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DRAGRACER 2 (AUGURY)
US Technology Demonstrator (Drag-Based Maneuvering) · US Commercial/Government Operator
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DragRacer 2 (Augury), a US technology demonstration satellite testing deliberate atmospheric drag variation for orbital maneuvering — steering a satellite using nothing but its own changing shape and Earth's thin upper atmosphere, no propellant required.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 209–211 mi (336–340 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 91.1 minutes15.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 46955
- Int’l designator
- 2020-085AC
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.