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GHOST-3
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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Ghost-3, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact sensor and communications hardware for future small-satellite constellations. sensor and communications hardware for future small-satellite constellations, one of many low-profile technology tests that rarely make headlines but form the unglamorous foundation underneath more capable operational missions that follow.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 257–262 mi (414–421 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 92.8 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 56958
- Int’l designator
- 2023-084AC
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.