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NORAD 69123 · Payload · In orbit since 2026

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Launched: 2026-05-19 · Kourou, French Guiana
Country / operator: ESA (Europe)
Object type: Payload
Purpose: Space science
Mass: 2,300 kg
Size: 4.8 × 3.5 m · 9.8 m deployed
Orbit class: Highly elliptical
Perigee × Apogee: 5,322 × 120,692 km
Inclination: 70.0°
Period: 3031.0 min
Eccentricity: 0.8315
Orbit data: Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).