Satellite · NORAD 39215 · COSPAR 2013-038A
ALPHASAT
- Operator Viasat
- Constellation —
- Country United Kingdom
Altitude now
35,799.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
3.00°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,772km
Apogee
35,801km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:04 UTC (7.9 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.820° S
- Longitude
- 24.893° E
- Altitude
- 35799.7 km
- Velocity
- 3.074 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:04 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Viasat
- SATCAT owner code
- IM · Inmarsat
- Country
- United Kingdom GB
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 25 Jul 2013
- COSPAR launch id
- 2013-038
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 3
- ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]39217DebrisDecayed
- INSAT-3D39216PayloadActive
- ARIANE 5 R/B39218Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z86FNCY2H8YYMTSXTJ2 | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Country Code | ∅ → GB | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → IM | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 39215
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2013-038A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69V6
- Canonical slug
- alphasat-39215
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.