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MATS

NORAD 54227· COSPAR 2022-147A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 4, 2022 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | Catch Me If You Can (MATS)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:36 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Country
Sweden
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 4, 2022
Mass
Apogee
561 km
Perigee
546 km
Inclination
97.69°
Period
1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for MATS across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
546 × 561 km
554562545Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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