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OBSERVER-1A
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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Observer-1A, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact imaging hardware for future Earth observation missions. imaging hardware for future Earth observation missions, one of many small technology tests that validate specific camera or sensor components before they're incorporated into a larger operational imaging constellation.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 275–282 mi (443–454 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 93.4 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58323
- Int’l designator
- 2023-174BV
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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