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MESAT1
Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/University Operator
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MESAT1, a technology demonstration satellite testing compact sensor and communications hardware for future small-satellite missions.or communications hardware for future small-satellite missions, one of many low-profile technology tests that rideshare launches have made dramatically more affordable to fly over the past decade.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 184–188 mi (295–303 km)
- Inclination
- 97.2°
- One orbit
- 90.4 minutes15.9 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60209
- Int’l designator
- 2024-125G
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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