Norad ID: 47973
| Spacetrack Directory Name | M2-B |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Australia (AUS) |
| Starting point | RLLB (Rocket Lab Launch Base) |
| WWW | Here |
| Perigee | 544 km |
| Apogee | 557 km |
? Deliver to the RAAF AIS / ADS-B capability across the globe using COTS AIS and ADS-B systems.\r\n? Test, validate and further develop Australian SSA capabilities by providing engineering design and performance data for the design of future passive radar systems to track LEO spacecraft.\r\n? Develop and demonstrate software defined radio capability, which is used to support AIS and ADS-B\r\nmonitoring and recording and GNSS SDR receive capability for passive LEO tacking.\r\n? Develop and demonstrate building-block technologies and CONOPS for future ADF space capabilities. Bespoke mechanical design supporting a large deployable model, a custom UNSW Canberra flight computer,\r\ncustom deployable antennae and custom software defined radio receivers.
satellite M2-B Date of exalting 22.03.2021y.