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CUPID
Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/University Operator
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CUPID, a technology demonstration CubeSat testing compact imaging or communications hardware for future small-satellite missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 298–307 mi (480–493 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.2 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49264
- Int’l designator
- 2021-088E
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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