Birkeland

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General

Designation	55015 / 23001G
Launch date	3 Jan 2023
Country of origin	Norway and Netherlands
Mission	Military: signal intelligence
Perigee/Apogee	526/544 km
Inclination	97.5°
Period	95 min
Launch vehicle	Falcon #204

6U cubesat
Pair of twin satellites ( Huygens and Birkeland) built on M6P bus through a collaboration between norwegian FFI and dutch NRL + TNO institutes. Part of the MilSpace2 program.
Will detect radars emissions on Earth.

n2yo.com tracking

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