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SNIPE 4
South Korean Space Weather Formation Satellite · KASI (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
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SNIPE 4, part of the same four-satellite South Korean space weather formation, contributing coordinated measurements of ionospheric plasma and electric field variations that help forecasters better predict how space weather events might disrupt GPS signals and radio communications on Earth.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 267–271 mi (430–436 km)
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- One orbit
- 93.1 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 56744
- Int’l designator
- 2023-072B
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.