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Celeste IOD-2
Satellite. Celeste IOD-2 was launched on March 28, 2026 aboard a Electron from Mahia. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2026-065BNORAD 68409European Space Agency
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- LPTNSAT-002
- Common name
- Celeste IOD-2
- Payload designation
- Celeste IOD-2
- International designator
- 2026-065B
- NORAD catalog number
- 68409
- GCAT identifier
- S68409
Mission
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Celeste
- Owner
- ESA
- Country
- European Space Agency
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 16U
Launch
- Date
- March 28, 2026 · 09:14 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-065Success
- Rocket
- Electron
- Spaceport
- Mahia · pad LC1A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 502 km
- Apogee
- 519 km
- Inclination
- 97.41°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Mar 28, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 30 kg
- Dry mass
- 30 kg
- Length
- 0.4 m
- Diameter
- 0.20 m
- Span
- 0.4 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q138784084 (CC0).