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Satellite Fact Sheet
Birkeland
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.
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