RAAF M2 Pathfinder.

RAAF M2 Pathfinder is a civil and military satellite operated by University of New South Wales and Department of Defence (Australia) for the purpose of technology development.

Delivered via Electron (launch vehicle) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, it was launched into space on 13 June 2020 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. RAAF M2 Pathfinder was constructed by University of New South Wales (Australia).

RAAF M2 Pathfinder has a launch mass of 9 kg and orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2020-037E and NORAD ID 45727.

Taking 97 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 586km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 602km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 1.15E-03 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.

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SALSAT.

  Third heaviest satellite launched by Technical University Berlin into space at 12 kg

Operated by Technical University Berlin of Germany, SALSAT is a civil satellite launched for the purpose of space science.

Constructed by Technical University Berlin (Germany), it was launched into space on 28 September 2020 using Soyuz-2.1b as the launch vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome. SALSAT orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.

SALSAT has a launch mass of 12 kg and orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2020-068K and NORAD ID 46495.

Taking 96 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 546km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 568km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 1.59E-03 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.

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SMAP.

Operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of USA, SMAP is a government satellite launched for the purpose of earth observation (Earth Science).

Constructed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) (USA), it was launched into space on 31 January 2015 using Delta 2 as the launch vehicle from Vandenberg AFB. SMAP orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.

SMAP is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 3 years. It orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2015-003A and NORAD ID 40376.

With an orbital eccentricity of 1.85E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 660km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 686km. It takes 98 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.

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Starlink-3003.

  Heaviest satellite launched by SpaceX into space at 260 kg

Starlink-3003 is a commercial satellite operated by SpaceX (USA) for the purpose of communications.

A sun-synchronous LEO satellite, it was launched into space using Falcon 9 as the launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral on 30 May 2021. Starlink-3003 was constructed by SpaceX (USA).

With a launch mass of 260kg, Starlink-3003 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 4 years. It orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2021-059A and NORAD ID 48879.

With an orbital eccentricity of 1.52E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 515km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 536km. It takes 95 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.

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Pleiades Neo 3.

Operated by Airbus Defense and Space of France, Pleiades Neo 3 is a commercial satellite launched for the purpose of earth observation (Optical Imaging).

Constructed by Airbus Defense and Space (France), it was launched into space using Vega as the launch vehicle from Guiana Space Center on 29 April 2021. Pleiades Neo 3 orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.

Designated with COSPAR ID 2021-034A and NORAD ID 48268, Pleiades Neo 3 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 10 years. It has a launch mass of 920 kg.

Taking 97 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 623km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 626km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 2.14E-04 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.

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Hodoyoshi-3.

Designed for technology development, Hodoyoshi-3 is a government satellite operated by University of Tokyo and NESTRA (Japan).

Delivered via Dnepr (launch vehicle) from Dombarovsky Air Base, it was launched into space on 19 June 2014 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. Hodoyoshi-3 was constructed by University of Tokyo (Japan).

Hodoyoshi-3 has a launch mass of 60 kg and navigates with the COSPAR ID 2014-033F and NORAD ID 40015.

With an orbital eccentricity of 3.78E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 613km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 666km. It takes 98 minutes to orbit the Earth.

With generated usable power of 50 watts, Hodoyoshi-3 orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.

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Beijing-3.

A commercial satellite, Beijing-3 is operated by 21st Century Aerospace Technology (21AT) of China for the purpose of earth observation (Optical Imaging).

Delivered via Long March 2D (launch vehicle) from Taiyuan Launch Center, it was launched into space on 11 June 2021 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. Beijing-3 was constructed by Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CASC) (China).

Beijing-3 orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2021-050A and NORAD ID 48840.

With an orbital eccentricity of 1.09E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 487km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 502km. It takes 95 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.

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