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ORBASTRO-PC-1
UK Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Open Cosmos / OrbAstro (UK)
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OrbAstro-PC-1, a UK technology demonstration satellite testing compact bus and sensor hardware for future small-satellite constellations, part of the UK's growing commercial small-satellite manufacturing sector. bus and sensor hardware for future small-satellite constellations, part of the UK's growing commercial small-satellite manufacturing sector that has expanded significantly since Brexit prompted Britain to invest more heavily in sovereign space capability.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 253–258 mi (407–416 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 92.6 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58258
- Int’l designator
- 2023-174C
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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