Satellite · NORAD 61221 · COSPAR 2024-172B
KINEIS-3D
- Operator Kinéis
- Constellation Kinéis IoT
- Country France
Altitude now
655.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.53km/s
Inclination
98.04°
Period
97.8 min
97.8 min
Perigee
653km
Apogee
654km
orbit freshOrbit updated 12 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:18 UTC (10.6 h old)· Metadata updated 12 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
- 5.160° N
- Longitude
- 169.599° W
- Altitude
- 655.5 km
- Velocity
- 7.530 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:18 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- IoT / M2M
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Kinéis IoT via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 20 Sept 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-172
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia
Objects from the same launch · 6
- KINEIS-3C61220PayloadActive
- KINEIS-3E61222PayloadActive
- KINEIS-3A61223PayloadActive
- KINEIS-3B61224PayloadActive
- ELECTRON R/B61225Rocket bodyDecayed
- ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B61226Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → FR | 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 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 12 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% |
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
- 61221
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-172B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY36RAER0DHRM4WJMX0
- Canonical slug
- kineis-3d-61221
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (IoT / M2M) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.