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CUBESX-HSE 3 (RS42S)

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

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CubeSX-HSE 3 (RS42S), part of a roughly 40-satellite cluster of Russian university and amateur radio CubeSats launched together on June 27, 2023 aboard the same Soyuz rocket carrying the Meteor-M2-3 weather satellite. This satellite is Built by Moscow's Higher School of Economics, continuing a CubeSat program the university has run for several launch cycles to give economics-adjacent tech students direct aerospace engineering exposure.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
287–297 mi (462–478 km)
Inclination
97.5°
One orbit
93.8 minutes15.3 orbits a day
NORAD ID
57178
Int’l designator
2023-091N
Launched
2023

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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