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Satellite · NORAD 68494 · COSPAR 2026-067CG

ICEYE-X71

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

599.8km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.56km/s

Inclination

97.77°

Period

96.2 min

96.2 min

Perigee

571km

Apogee

577km

orbit agingOrbit updated 14 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 02:36 UTC (19.0 h old)· Metadata updated 14 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.

Ground track of ICEYE-X71ICEYE-X71
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Latitude
58.470° S
Longitude
90.024° W
Altitude
599.8 km
Velocity
7.557 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 02:36 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Earth observation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
—
Constellation membership derived
ICEYE SAR via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • ICEYE-X71Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
ICEYE
SATCAT owner code
FIN · Finland
Country
Finland FI

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
30 Mar 2026
COSPAR launch id
2026-067
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Objects from the same launch · 40+

All objects from launch 2026-067 →

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner Code∅ → FINCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → LEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 12 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 14 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
68494
COSPAR / international designator
2026-067CG
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SZMJAW2N5H3PE94JY89
Canonical slug
iceye-x71-68494

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.