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HUYGENS, 55093

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HUYGENS, 55093 is a Norwegian payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

55093, 2023-001CN

Orbit

SSO

Country

NO / NOR

Related business

National Aerospace Laboratory (NL)

Manufacturer

NanoAvionics

Mission

Operational Civil Sigint

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 HUYGENS
1 55093U 23001CN  25358.95159361  .00009955  00000-0  28252-3 0  9990
2 55093  97.3499  61.1554 0010019   0.2643 359.8605 15.36362608165584

Epoch: 2025-12-24T22:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-24T22:50:17.687Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-15.13191°

Altitude

453.141 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 04m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:46:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

460.663 km

Perigee altitude

446.973 km

Semi-major axis

6,831.955 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

97.3499°

RAAN

61.1554°

Arg. of periapsis

0.2643°

True anomaly

359.86022°

Mean anomaly

359.8605°

Eccentric anomaly

359.86036°

Mean motion

3.84349 °/min

Orbital period

93.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00028252

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

SPACEBEE-163, 55089 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 12, 55065 (Decayed)

KSF3-D, 55085 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-161, 55096 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-158, 55100 (Decayed)

ASTROCAST-0403, 55111

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HUYGENS Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2025-12-25 05:13:46.723Z	229.659° WSW	2025-12-25 05:15:46.723Z	271.261° WNW	16.669°	2025-12-25 05:17:46.723Z	308.423° NW
4 mins	2025-12-25 16:36:46.723Z	50.696° ENE	2025-12-25 16:38:46.723Z	102.081° ESE	24.013°	2025-12-25 16:40:46.723Z	147.569° SSE

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HUYGENS, 55093

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-24T22:50:17.687Z)

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