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NEXSAT-1
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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NexSat-1, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact imaging or communications hardware for future small-satellite missions, one of many low-profile technology tests that don't carry the marketing budget or press coverage of a flagship mission but still contribute real engineering data.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 286–294 mi (460–473 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 93.8 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58921
- Int’l designator
- 2024-024E
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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