Science
SPIRONE
Technology Demonstrator CubeSat · Unspecified (Rideshare CubeSat)
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SPIRONE, a small satellite deployed as part of a large 2025 rideshare mission carrying numerous compact payloads to orbit simultaneously. Missions like this have become the standard route for university programs, national space agencies, and commercial startups to test new technology or conduct focused science experiments without the cost of a dedicated launch vehicle.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 361–372 mi (581–599 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 96.3 minutes14.9 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 66657
- Int’l designator
- 2025-274H
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.