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Every change detected by SatelliteIndex connectors, newest first: payloads catalogued from a launch, decays, orbit changes, decommissions. Each event carries its source and a derived confidence.

Latest event 13 h ago · 16 events in view

Yesterday · 18 Sept 2026

16 events
  1. Orbit change
    STARLINK-37648 raised its orbit

    Perigee 353 → 389 km, apogee 353 → 391 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 23:27 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  2. Orbit change
    QIANFAN-172 lowered its orbit

    Perigee 1071 → 1067 km, apogee 1095 → 1070 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 20:21 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  3. Orbit change
    QIANFAN-152 lowered its orbit

    Perigee 1066 → 1067 km, apogee 1101 → 1070 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 20:17 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  4. Orbit change
    STARLINK-1942 lowered its orbit

    Perigee 175 → 150 km, apogee 188 → 160 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 20:10 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  5. Launch
    QIANFAN 16 OBJECT G catalogued (launch 2026-211)

    QIANFAN 16 OBJECT G

    CelesTrak SATCAT90%
  6. Orbit change
    SNAP-3 ALICE lowered its orbit

    Perigee 197 → 170 km, apogee 219 → 189 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 18:32 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  7. Orbit change
    STARLINK-35206 lowered its orbit

    Perigee 533 → 487 km, apogee 535 → 489 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 18:00 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  8. Orbit change
    STARLINK-35162 lowered its orbit

    Perigee 531 → 492 km, apogee 535 → 494 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 18:00 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  9. Orbit change
    STARLINK-34739 lowered its orbit

    Perigee 533 → 492 km, apogee 536 → 495 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 18:00 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  10. Orbit change
    STARLINK-1845 lowered its orbit

    Perigee 184 → 151 km, apogee 200 → 162 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 15:48 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  11. Orbit change
    COSMOS 2589 lowered its orbit

    Perigee 35759 → 35723 km, apogee 35767 → 35763 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 14:59 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  12. Orbit change
    QIANFAN-172 raised its orbit

    Perigee 1067 → 1071 km, apogee 1070 → 1095 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 14:59 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  13. Orbit change
    QIANFAN-152 raised its orbit

    Perigee 1067 → 1066 km, apogee 1070 → 1101 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 14:54 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  14. Orbit change
    STARLINK-37973 raised its orbit

    Perigee 360 → 418 km, apogee 363 → 420 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 06:54 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  15. Orbit change
    STARLINK-37675 raised its orbit

    Perigee 340 → 418 km, apogee 340 → 420 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 06:50 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%
  16. Orbit change
    USA 176 (DSP 22) raised its orbit

    Perigee 36038 → 36124 km, apogee 36236 → 36254 km between element sets (epoch 2026-09-18 06:24 UTC).

    CelesTrak70%

16 results

Times are UTC. Confidence is a derived score, not a measurement. Event types that no connected source produces (e.g. regulatory approvals) are simply absent — nothing is simulated.