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AAC-AIS-SAT2

Swedish Commercial AIS Ship Tracking Satellite · AAC Clyde Space (Sweden)

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AAC-AIS-Sat2, a Swedish commercial satellite carrying an AIS receiver to track ship transponder signals across open ocean, contributing to an increasingly dense global mesh of maritime tracking satellites that lets authorities monitor vessel positions where no coastal radar station could ever pick up a ship's signal.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
357–407 mi (575–655 km)
Inclination
98.2°
One orbit
96.8 minutes14.9 orbits a day
NORAD ID
56996
Int’l designator
2023-084BY
Launched
2023

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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