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AVION KALUGA 650

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

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Avion Kaluga 650, 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 one of roughly 40 small satellites that hitched a ride on the same June 27, 2023 Soyuz launch — the primary payload was Meteor-M2-3, a full-scale Russian weather satellite, with this CubeSat riding along in the same rocket's excess payload capacity.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
310–319 mi (498–514 km)
Inclination
97.5°
One orbit
94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
NORAD ID
57195
Int’l designator
2023-091AF
Launched
2023

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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