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2023-091C

Unidentified Object (2023-091 Rideshare Cluster) · Russian University Consortium / Sputnix

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2023-091C, one of the smaller unnamed payloads from the same 40-satellite Russian university CubeSat cluster launched June 27, 2023 alongside the Meteor-M2-3 weather satellite. Large rideshare missions like this one routinely include several objects — deployment hardware, small technology tests, or satellites whose operator never published individual mission details — that get catalogued by launch designation rather than a public name.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
297–307 mi (478–494 km)
Inclination
97.5°
One orbit
94.2 minutes15.3 orbits a day
NORAD ID
57168
Int’l designator
2023-091C
Launched
2023

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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