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OUTPOST MISSION 2
Commercial Re-Entry Capsule Technology Demonstrator · Outpost Technologies
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Outpost Mission 2, a technology demonstration satellite testing a novel deorbit and re-entry capsule concept — designed to test hardware for potentially returning small payloads from orbit back to Earth intact, a capability that could eventually let companies manufacture something in space and bring the physical product home rather than only downlinking data.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 222–225 mi (357–362 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 91.6 minutes15.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58334
- Int’l designator
- 2023-174CG
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 8 Nov 2026.