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Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/University Operator
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MeNUT, a small technology demonstration satellite testing compact imaging or communications hardware for future missions. Small technology demonstrators like this rarely make headlines individually, but collectively they're how the entire small-satellite industry actually advances — each one quietly validating a piece of hardware or software that later shows up in a much more capable operational mission.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 208–211 mi (335–340 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 91.1 minutes15.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 55010
- Int’l designator
- 2023-001B
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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