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JACKAL X-1L-001
Commercial Satellite Rendezvous Technology Demonstrator (Dual-Use) · True Anomaly
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Jackal X-1L-001, part of True Anomaly's satellite inspection and rendezvous technology demonstration program — designed to practice the same close-approach maneuvering skills used for legitimate satellite servicing, but with obvious dual-use military application for inspecting or interfering with an adversary's spacecraft.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 264–269 mi (425–433 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 93.0 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 59127
- Int’l designator
- 2024-043AF
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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