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HYPSO-2
Norwegian University CubeSat (Ocean Hyperspectral Imaging) · Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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HYPSO-2, the successor to Norway's HYPSO-1 hyperspectral ocean-monitoring CubeSat, continuing NTNU's mission to track harmful algal blooms and coastal water quality along Norway's coastline from a satellite the size of a shoebox. from a satellite the size of a shoebox, extending a genuine oceanographic science program that proved CubeSat-scale hardware could deliver real environmental monitoring rather than just technology demonstration alone.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 356–357 mi (573–574 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 96.0 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60531
- Int’l designator
- 2024-149BR
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.