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OTTER PUP (56933)
COSPAR: 2023-084B | Alt Name: Otter Pup
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Launch Details
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
56933
International Designator
2023-084B
Epoch
Fri, 01 May 2026 02:28:32 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.55°
Right Ascension
283.64°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
273.33°
Period
87.66 min
Mean Motion
16.43 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
OTTER PUP
Alternative Name
Otter Pup
Type
Payload
Status
Partially operational
Owner
STFISH
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 56933U 23084B 26121.10315365 .08832281 26533-5 37103-3 0 9992
2 56933 97.5520 283.6368 0010821 273.3287 86.6775 16.42636595161864
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The OTTER PUP satellite, also known as Otter Pup, is an American technology demonstration spacecraft manufactured by STFISH and operated for a similar purpose. It was launched on June 12, 2023, from the AFWTR SLC4E launch pad using a Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite has dimensions of 1 meter in length, diameter, and span, with a dry mass and launch mass both at 50 kg. Otter Pup's power system consists of solar cells and batteries, and it is shaped as a box with two panels. The spacecraft was designed to operate in space to demonstrate technology and does not have detailed information on its specific mission or equipment details listed beyond these parameters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1
Diameter
1
Span
1
Dry Mass
50
Launch Mass
50
Shape
Box+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Otter Pup
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
STFISH
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Otter
Configuration
Corvus-Micro ?
Motor
EP
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
Azimuth Elevation Time (Local)
Start Azimuth
Max Elevation
Stop Azimuth
Time Until
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