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PICO-02A021
Technology Demonstrator (Picosatellite) · Commercial/University Operator
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Pico-02A021, a small technology demonstration satellite at the smallest end of the CubeSat scale, part of the ongoing miniaturization trend that has pushed useful satellite technology into increasingly tiny, low-cost packages. part of the ongoing miniaturization trend that has pushed useful satellite technology into increasingly tiny, low-cost packages, sometimes barely larger than a deck of playing cards.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 345–350 mi (555–563 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 95.7 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60538
- Int’l designator
- 2024-149BY
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.
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