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CURIUM ONE
Belgian Technology Demonstrator (Radiation Detection) · Belgian Commercial/University Operator
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Curium One, a Belgian technology demonstration satellite testing compact radiation detection instruments — named after the element curium, itself named for Marie and Pierre Curie, whose pioneering radioactivity research makes the naming choice a fitting nod for a satellite studying radiation in orbit.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 319–341 mi (513–549 km)
- Inclination
- 62.0°
- One orbit
- 95.1 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60242
- Int’l designator
- 2024-128H
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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