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HORUS 2
Technology Demonstrator (Limited Public Information) · Unspecified
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Horus 2, the companion satellite to Horus 1, similarly flying in a sun-synchronous orbit with limited publicly available detail on its specific operator or mission. Pairs like this typically exist to test coordinated operations between two spacecraft — comparative sensor readings, formation flying, or simply redundancy — even when the specific technical goal hasn't been widely publicized.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 310–311 mi (499–501 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 94.5 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 55844
- Int’l designator
- 2023-032A
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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