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PLATERO
Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/University Operator
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Platero, a technology demonstration satellite testing compact imaging or communications hardware for future missions. or communications hardware for future missions, one of many small technology tests that fly on rideshare launches specifically to validate a single piece of hardware in real orbital conditions before it's incorporated into a larger design.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 222–226 mi (358–364 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 91.6 minutes15.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58262
- Int’l designator
- 2023-174G
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.
More science
- PLEIADES 1AVery High Resolution Imaging
- PLEIADES 1BVery High Resolution Imaging
- PLEIADES NEO 3Very High Resolution Imaging
- PLEIADES NEO 4Very High Resolution Imaging
- PODSATTechnology Demonstrator
- POEMTechnology Demonstrator (Low-Inclination Orbit)