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VIZARD-ION (RS68S)
Technology demonstration · Moscow State University (MSU-STANDART)
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Vizard-Ion, radio designation RS68S, is a technology-demonstration CubeSat built by Moscow State University's MSU-STANDART program, one of roughly two dozen small satellites launched together November 4, 2024 on Russia's large Vostochny rideshare mission (COSPAR 2024-199) alongside the primary Ionosfera-M scientific payloads. Consistent with the broadly educational character of this launch batch, Vizard-Ion serves as a hands-on engineering platform for Moscow State University rather than an operational commercial or military system, its detailed technical objectives not disclosed beyond the general 'technology demonstration' classification.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 238–240 mi (383–387 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 92.1 minutes15.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 61749
- Int’l designator
- 2024-199Q
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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