Satellite · NORAD 29268 · COSPAR 2006-031A
ARIRANG-2 (KOMPSAT-2)
- Operator Republic of Korea
- Constellation —
- Country South Korea
Altitude now
692.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.50km/s
Inclination
97.83°
Period
98.3 min
98.3 min
Perigee
668km
Apogee
689km
orbit freshOrbit updated 2 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 22:27 UTC (7.4 h old)· Metadata updated 2 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
- 7.276° S
- Longitude
- 3.035° W
- Altitude
- 692.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.505 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 22:27 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- SKOR · Republic of Korea
- Country
- South Korea KR
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 28 Jul 2006
- COSPAR launch id
- 2006-031
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Objects from the same launch · 1
- SL-19 R/B29269Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → KR | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → SKOR | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | 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 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 12 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 | 12 Sept 2026 05:05 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
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
- 29268
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2006-031A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM271
- Canonical slug
- arirang-2-kompsat-2-29268
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.