Science
HAMMER
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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Hammer, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact sensor and communications hardware for future missions — the kind of low-profile technology validation that rarely makes headlines but forms the unglamorous foundation underneath more capable operational missions that follow. Missions like this typically validate a single specific piece of hardware rather than pursuing a fully operational profile, keeping both cost and technical risk manageable for a smaller operator.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 246–249 mi (396–401 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 92.4 minutes15.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 59148
- Int’l designator
- 2024-043BC
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.