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NUVIEW ALPHA

Commercial GEO SAR (Revolutionary / Experimental) · NuView / USA (Commercial)

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The first of NuView's revolutionary commercial synthetic aperture radar satellites in geostationary orbit — an extraordinary technical ambition. Traditional SAR satellites operate from low Earth orbit to concentrate their radar energy; NuView is attempting to operate SAR from 22,200 miles altitude, which requires enormously more powerful signals. If successful, NuView Alpha would provide continuous persistent SAR surveillance of a fixed target area rather than the periodic passes of LEO SAR — fundamentally changing what persistent intelligence collection looks like.

Its orbit

Orbit
Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
Altitude
22,241–22,243 mi (35,793–35,797 km)
Inclination
0.1°
One orbit
23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
NORAD ID
62455
Int’l designator
2024-252B
Launched
2024

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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