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HUYGENS
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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Huygens, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact sensor and communications hardware, named after the Dutch astronomer who discovered Saturn's largest moon Titan and first correctly described Saturn's rings. Naming a technology demonstrator after a historic astronomer is a common practice across the small-satellite industry, a small nod to scientific history from companies whose day-to-day work is considerably less romantic than what their satellite's namesake achieved.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 272–281 mi (438–453 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 93.3 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 55093
- Int’l designator
- 2023-001CN
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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