Satellite · NORAD 26700 · COSPAR 2001-006B
ISS (DESTINY)
- Operator NASA
- Constellation International Space Station
- Country International
Altitude now
426.7km
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 (10.2 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
- 26.465° S
- Longitude
- 134.020° E
- Altitude
- 426.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.656 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
- Space station
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 15.0 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- International Space Station via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- NASA
- SATCAT owner code
- ISS · International Space Station
- Country
- International partnership
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 07 Feb 2001
- COSPAR launch id
- 2001-006
Objects from the same launch · 1
- STS 9826698PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object Type | PAYLOAD → STATION | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → ISS | 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
- 26700
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2001-006B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM240
- Canonical slug
- iss-destiny-26700
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.