Without a telescope
No brightness estimateWe have no brightness estimate for it, so we cannot say how easy it is to see.
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GREENCUBE (IO-117)
GREENCUBE (IO-117) is an amateur radio satellite from Italy, launched on July 13, 2022 from Kourou, French Guiana. It orbits 5,843 km above the ground, far above the low orbits most satellites use, once every 224.1 minutes.
Where GREENCUBE (IO-117) is right now
The gold ring is its orbit, and the line drops to the point on the ground under it. Inside the white circle it is above the horizon. Drag the globe to turn it, pinch or use the buttons to come closer; the target button brings you back to the satellite. The 2D map shows its path over the ground for the next lap: gold where it is in sunlight, dashed where it is in Earth’s shadow.
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Can you see it?
From where
It passes straight overhead between latitudes 70° north and 70° south, and it rises above the horizon everywhere on Earth.
A satellite shows only when your sky is dark and it is still in sunlight: in the hours after dusk and before dawn.
When it passes over you
The app works out its passes over your exact location, alerts you before one, and leads you to it with an arrow in the camera view.
The facts
- Catalogue number (NORAD)
- 53109
- International designator
- 2022-080E
- Type
- Satellite
- Belongs to
- Italy
- Launched
- July 13, 2022
- Launched from
- Kourou, French Guiana
- Status
- Operational
- Orbit
- Medium Earth orbit
- Lowest point
- 5,832 km
- Highest point
- 5,854 km
- Tilt to the equator
- 70.1°
- One lap
- 224.1 minutes
- Laps a day
- 6.43
- Speed
- 5.71 km/s
Orbit measured November 13, 2026, from CelesTrak. Heights are above the ground at the equator. Page updated November 14, 2026.
Quick answers
Where is GREENCUBE (IO-117) right now?
The map on this page shows where GREENCUBE (IO-117) is at this moment, the path it will follow over the ground for the next lap, and the part of the Earth it is above the horizon for. It is worked out from the latest tracking data.
How high is GREENCUBE (IO-117)?
About 5,843 km above the ground.
How fast does GREENCUBE (IO-117) go?
About 5.71 km/s, which is 20,600 km/h. One lap of the Earth takes it 224.1 minutes, so it goes around 6.4 times a day.
Can you see GREENCUBE (IO-117) without a telescope?
No brightness estimate. We have no brightness estimate for it, so we cannot say how easy it is to see.
When was GREENCUBE (IO-117) launched?
On July 13, 2022, from Kourou, French Guiana.
With the app
Knowing where it is over the Earth is one thing. The app shows you where it is in your sky.
This page follows the satellite around the planet. The app works out when it passes over you, and leads you to it.
- Every pass over your exact location, for this satellite and 10,000+ more.
- An alert before it rises, so you are outside in time.
- An arrow in the camera view that leads you to the exact spot in the sky.
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