Satellite · NORAD 60238 · COSPAR 2024-128D
ISTSAT-1
- Operator Portugal
- Constellation —
- Country Portugal
Altitude now
550.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.58km/s
Inclination
61.99°
Period
95.2 min
95.2 min
Perigee
511km
Apogee
546km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:36 UTC (9.4 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
- 14.766° S
- Longitude
- 55.402° W
- Altitude
- 550.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.577 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:36 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- POR · Portugal
- Country
- Portugal PT
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 09 Jul 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-128
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 8
- 3CAT-460236PayloadUnknown
- GRBBETA60237PayloadActive
- OOV-CUBE (TUBSAT-30)60240PayloadActive
- CURIUM ONE60242PayloadActive
- ROBUSTA-3A (MEDITERRANEE)60243PayloadActive
- ARIANE 6 R/B60239Rocket bodyInactive
- OBJECT A60235UnknownUnknown
- OBJECT G60241UnknownUnknown
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → PT | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → POR | 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 9 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% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
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
- 60238
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-128D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY123RN66959M5CAD1K
- Canonical slug
- istsat-1-60238
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.