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R5-S4
Formation Flying Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/Government Operator
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R5-S4, part of a small satellite formation testing coordinated multi-spacecraft operations for future distributed sensing or communications missions.lti-spacecraft operations for future distributed sensing or communications missions, part of the broader trend toward coordinated formation flying as a technology building block for larger future constellations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 260–274 mi (418–440 km)
- Inclination
- 97.2°
- One orbit
- 93.0 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60206
- Int’l designator
- 2024-125D
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.