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TIGER-8
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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Tiger-8, part of a commercial satellite constellation testing imaging or communications hardware, one of a growing numbered series reflecting steady incremental expansion of a commercial satellite program whose specific operator and mission details have not been extensively publicized. The constellation's specific operator and mission details have not been extensively publicized, consistent with how many smaller commercial satellite programs operate well outside the media spotlight that flagship missions attract.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 266–271 mi (427–436 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 93.1 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 59120
- Int’l designator
- 2024-043Y
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.