M2 PATHFINDER is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by Royal Australian Air Force / University of New South Wales Center for Space Eng. Research, launched 2020.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 97.8158° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0013247 |
| Period | 95.7 min |
| Apogee | 561 km |
| Perigee | 543 km |
| Mean motion | 15.04771808 rev/day |
| RAAN | 19.4516° |
| Arg of perigee | 87.2901° |
| Mean anomaly | 272.9841° |
| B* | 1.4885e-4 |
| Rev at epoch | 32,847 |
1 45727U 20037E 26187.99664117 .00002038 00000-0 14885-3 0 99962 45727 97.8158 19.4516 0013247 87.2901 272.9841 15.04771808328473{
"OBJECT_NAME": "M2 PATHFINDER",
"OBJECT_ID": "2020-037E",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T23:55:09.797+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 15.04771808,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0013247,
"INCLINATION": 97.8158,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 19.4516,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 87.2901,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 272.9841,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 45727,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 32847,
"BSTAR": 0.00014885,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00002038,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | M2 PATHFINDER |
| Operator | Royal Australian Air Force / University of New South Wales Center for Space Eng. ResearchHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog |
| Country | Australia |
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| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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