Celeste IOD-1 Spacecraft

Celeste IOD-1
Satellite Celeste IOD-1 (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A 1, LPNTSAT-001)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 16U
Status Operational (ESA news about transmitting signal on 2026-04-10, last checked 2026-07-09)
Launched 2026-03-28
NORAD ID 68408
Deployer EXOpod Nova 12U/16U [Exolaunch]
Launcher Electron
Entity name GMV
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Nation (HQ) Spain
Nation (AIT) Germany
Manufacturer AIVT by Alen Space
Operator Alen Space
Partners Thales Alenia Space
Oneliner
Description

Demonstrate payloads for the LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit - Positioning Navigation Timing) satellite programme.

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On the same launch

Last modified: 2026-07-29

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