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IPERDRONE.0
Italian Rendezvous & Docking Technology Demonstrator · Italian Space Agency (ASI) / Politecnico di Torino
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iperDrone.0, an Italian technology demonstration satellite testing autonomous rendezvous and docking hardware — small-scale groundwork for future in-orbit satellite servicing missions that could repair, refuel, or reposition satellites already in space rather than replacing them entirely.g autonomous rendezvous and docking hardware — small-scale groundwork for future in-orbit satellite servicing missions that could repair, refuel, or reposition satellites already in space rather than replacing them entirely.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 190–195 mi (307–313 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 90.6 minutes15.9 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60520
- Int’l designator
- 2024-149BE
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.