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POEM
Technology Demonstrator (Low-Inclination Orbit) · US/Australian Commercial Operator
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POEM, the companion satellite to DS-EO, completing a technology demonstration pair testing hardware in a distinctive near-equatorial orbit optimized for low-latitude coverage.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 303–323 mi (488–520 km)
- Inclination
- 10.0°
- One orbit
- 94.5 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 52939
- Int’l designator
- 2022-072E
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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