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PVCC
Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/University Operator
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PVCC, a technology demonstration satellite testing compact solar power or sensor hardware for future small-satellite missions. or sensor hardware for future small-satellite missions, one of the many low-profile technology tests that quietly validate individual hardware components before they're trusted with a larger, more expensive mission.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 320–325 mi (516–523 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 94.9 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58025
- Int’l designator
- 2023-155K
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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