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Satellite · NORAD 68496 · COSPAR 2026-067CJ

ICEYE-X73

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

607.7km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.55km/s

Inclination

97.77°

Period

96.5 min

96.5 min

Perigee

588km

Apogee

592km

orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:57 UTC (10.6 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
40.991° S
Longitude
70.186° E
Altitude
607.7 km
Velocity
7.553 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:57 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-X73Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
ICEYE
SATCAT owner code
POR · Portugal
Country
Portugal PT

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
Country CodeFI → PTCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner Code∅ → PORCelestrak 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 7 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 9 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
68496
COSPAR / international designator
2026-067CJ
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SZMJAW2N5H3PE94JY8B
Canonical slug
iceye-x73-68496

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.