Satellite · NORAD 42831 · COSPAR 2017-042G
FLYING LAPTOP
- Operator Germany
- Constellation —
- Country Germany
Altitude now
574.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.58km/s
Inclination
97.50°
Period
95.9 min
95.9 min
Perigee
551km
Apogee
573km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:02 UTC (6.8 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
- 78.197° N
- Longitude
- 53.030° W
- Altitude
- 574.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.581 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:02 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- GER · Germany
- Country
- Germany DE
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 14 Jul 2017
- COSPAR launch id
- 2017-042
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FREGAT DEB44608DebrisDecayed
- KANOPUS-V-IK42825PayloadActive
- NORSAT 142826PayloadActive
- OBJECT C42827PayloadUnknown
- NORSAT 242828PayloadActive
- TECHNOSAT42829PayloadActive
- OBJECT F42830PayloadDecayed
- OBJECT H42832PayloadUnknown
- OBJECT J42833PayloadUnknown
- OBJECT K42834PayloadUnknown
- WNISAT 1R42835PayloadActive
- OBJECT M42836PayloadUnknown
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → DE | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → GER | 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 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% |
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
- 42831
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2017-042G
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWY7BJXFXBAARKWTH1K
- Canonical slug
- flying-laptop-42831
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.