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LEO 3
Formation Flying Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/Government Operator
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LEO 3, part of a small satellite formation flying alongside the NASA Starling swarm technology demonstration mission — testing coordinated multi-satellite operations in the same orbital neighborhood as Starling's autonomous swarm experiments, contributing additional data on how small spacecraft can maintain formation and share tasks without constant ground control intervention.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 619–636 mi (996–1,023 km)
- Inclination
- 99.6°
- One orbit
- 105.2 minutes13.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 57392
- Int’l designator
- 2023-100G
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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