Key statistics
Satellite M2 PATHFINDER at a glance.
Uptime
1913
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for M2 PATHFINDER.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: M2 PATHFINDER
International designator: 2020-037E
Object number (NORAD): 45727
Object ID (CCSDS): 45727
Country: AUSTRALIA (AUS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.829 minutes
Inclination: 97.8182 deg
SMA: 6936.788 km
Apoapsis: 567.274 km
Periapsis: 550.033 km
RAAN: 74.1412 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00124275
Argument of periapsis: 31.7524 deg
Mean anomaly: 328.4448 deg
Mean motion: 15.02675102 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003739 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028455402 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 6:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 M2 PATHFINDER
TLE line 1: 1 45727U 20037E 25250.78369286 .00003739 00000-0 28455-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 45727 97.8182 74.1412 0012427 31.7524 328.4448 15.02675102283059
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite M2 PATHFINDER.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for M2 PATHFINDER, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
This rideshare mission carries small satellites for NASA, University of New South Wales and for NRO. The mission has been named "Don't Stop Me Now" in recognition of Rocket Lab board member and avid Queen fan Scott Smith, who recently passed away.
M2 PATHFINDER was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on June 13, 2020, 5:12 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Electron | Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 13, 2020, 5:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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