Payload
LPNTSAT-002 (IOD-2)
OperationalPayloadLEO
LPNTSAT-002 (IOD-2) is a European Space Agency payload satellite, launched on March 28, 2026 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- March 28, 2026 at 09:14 AM UTC
- Launch site
- RLLB
- Launched by
- Electron →
- Operator
- Rocket Lab
- Mission
- Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 518 km
- Periapsis
- 498 km
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- Orbital period
- 94.79 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- European Space Agency
- Launch mass
- 30 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2026-065B
- NORAD catalog №
- 68409
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- European Space Agency
- Status
- Operational
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