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Satellite · NORAD 49044 · COSPAR 2021-066A

ISS (NAUKA)

ActiveSpace stationLEOSpace station derived

Altitude now

432.6km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.65km/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 (10.7 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
32.360° S
Longitude
105.733° W
Altitude
432.6 km
Velocity
7.650 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
—
Constellation membership derived
International Space Station via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • ISS (NAUKA)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
NASA
SATCAT owner code
CIS · Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
Country
Russia RU

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
21 Jul 2021
COSPAR launch id
2021-066
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)

Objects from the same launch · 1

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Object TypePAYLOAD → STATIONCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Country Code∅ → RUCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner Code∅ → CISCelestrak 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 6 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 8 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
49044
COSPAR / international designator
2021-066A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SX57R7B6X2WE9BTPA4X
Canonical slug
iss-nauka-49044

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.