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CONNECTA IOT-8
Turkish Commercial Satellite IoT · Plan-S (Turkey)
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Connecta IoT-8, part of Plan-S's Turkish satellite IoT network — low-power, low-bandwidth connectivity for remote sensors and asset tracking, the same commercial category ORBCOMM and Swarm already compete in, but built specifically to give Turkey its own entry into the crowded global satellite IoT market.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 366–369 mi (589–594 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 96.4 minutes14.9 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 62695
- Int’l designator
- 2025-009CQ
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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