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TYVAK-0173
Commercial Satellite Bus Technology Demonstrator · Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems
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Tyvak-0173, part of Tyvak's continuing commercial small-satellite platform testing program.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 385–394 mi (619–634 km)
- Inclination
- 96.0°
- One orbit
- 97.1 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 48892
- Int’l designator
- 2021-059P
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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