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GENMAT-1
Commercial Materials Science Technology Demonstrator · GenMat (Commercial)
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GenMat-1, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing novel materials science experiments in the microgravity and radiation environment of low Earth orbit — a small in-space manufacturing test ahead of potential larger commercial materials production missions. in-space materials science experiments in the microgravity and radiation environment of low Earth orbit, testing whether certain manufacturing processes behave differently — sometimes better — without gravity pulling molecules into their usual terrestrial arrangement.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 284–289 mi (457–466 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58276
- Int’l designator
- 2023-174W
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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