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AETHER-2
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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Aether-2, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact atmospheric or sensor hardware for future missions. atmospheric or sensor hardware for future missions, part of the steady stream of small technology demonstrators that rideshare launches have made dramatically more affordable to fly over the past decade.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 284–290 mi (457–466 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58299
- Int’l designator
- 2023-174AV
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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