Satellite · NORAD 68689 · COSPAR 2026-079A
CYGNUS NG-24
- Operator NASA
- Constellation International Space Station
- Country United States
Altitude now
420.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.66km/s
Inclination
51.63°
Period
93.0 min
93.0 min
Perigee
416km
Apogee
423km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:24 UTC (9.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 25.468° N
- Longitude
- 35.157° W
- Altitude
- 420.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.662 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:24 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Space station
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- International Space Station via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- NASA
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 11 Apr 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-079
Objects from the same launch
No other catalogued object is linked to this launch.
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | 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 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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 18:53 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
- 68689
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-079A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZNPMZ9JD2AF4XEVCCW
- Canonical slug
- cygnus-ng-24-68689
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Space station) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.