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CE-SAT-IE
Japanese Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Canon Electronics (Japan)
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CE-SAT-IE, a Japanese commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact optical imaging hardware for future Canon Electronics Earth observation missions, applying the company's decades of consumer camera sensor expertise to the considerably harsher demands of the orbital environment. Canon's entry into satellite hardware reflects a broader trend of established electronics and camera manufacturers applying decades of sensor expertise to the considerably harsher demands of the orbital environment.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 415–418 mi (668–673 km)
- Inclination
- 98.0°
- One orbit
- 98.0 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58987
- Int’l designator
- 2024-032A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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