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MATS

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 96 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.7° from the equator, between 50 and 77 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About MATS

MATS is a satellite from SWED, launched on Nov 4, 2022 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex.

It circles Earth every 96 minutes (15.1 times a day), between 539 and 558 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.7° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

MATS · Swedish research satellite

Operated by
OHB Sweden
Built by
Chalmers University of Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, ÅAC Microtec, AAC Omnisys, Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University, OHB Sweden
Mass
50 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 19 days its lowest point went from 540 km to 539 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.