Satellite · NORAD 33331 · COSPAR 2008-042A
GEOEYE 1
- Operator Maxar Technologies
- Constellation Maxar WorldView / Legion
- Country United States
Altitude now
677.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.52km/s
Inclination
98.13°
Period
98.3 min
98.3 min
Perigee
674km
Apogee
682km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:42 UTC (8.9 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
- 17.671° N
- Longitude
- 179.842° E
- Altitude
- 677.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.521 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:42 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 4.9 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- Maxar WorldView / Legion via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Maxar Technologies
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 06 Sept 2008
- COSPAR launch id
- 2008-042
Objects from the same launch · 3
- GEOEYE 1 DEB35570DebrisDecayed
- GEOEYE 1 DEB49039DebrisDecayed
- DELTA 2 R/B33332Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 6 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 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
- 33331
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2008-042A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P2T
- Canonical slug
- geoeye-1-33331
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.