Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations…
What it put in orbit
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 8 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| PELICAN-3 2025-188A | Payload | 442 × 444 km · 97.2° | Globe |
| PELICAN-4 2025-188B | Payload | 442 × 444 km · 97.2° | Globe |
| NAOS 2025-188C | Payload | 449 × 452 km · 97.2° | Globe |
| CAPELLA-16 (ACADIA-6) 2025-188D | Payload | 579 × 586 km · 97.7° | Globe |
| FFLY03 2025-188E | Payload | 583 × 595 km · 97.7° | Globe |
| FFLY01 2025-188F | Payload | 581 × 597 km · 97.7° | Globe |
| LEAP-1 2025-188G | Payload | 589 × 595 km · 97.7° | Globe |
| FFLY02 2025-188H | Payload | 579 × 599 km · 97.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2025-188. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).