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SPIP
Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/University Operator
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SPIP, a technology demonstration satellite testing compact sensor and communications hardware for future small-satellite missions. communications hardware for future small-satellite missions, one of dozens of similar low-profile technology tests that fly on rideshare launches to validate specific hardware components in real orbital conditions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 297–305 mi (479–491 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.2 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58298
- Int’l designator
- 2023-174AU
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.