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PACE-1
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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PACE-1, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact sensor and communications hardware for future small-satellite constellations — not to be confused with NASA's much larger PACE ocean-color mission, which shares only a name.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 114–119 mi (184–192 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 88.1 minutes16.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 48909
- Int’l designator
- 2021-059AG
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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