Satellite · NORAD 44785 · COSPAR 2019-077A
KL-ALPHA A
- Operator Germany
- Constellation —
- Country Germany
Altitude now
1,059.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.33km/s
Inclination
88.93°
Period
106.2 min
106.2 min
Perigee
1,043km
Apogee
1,057km
orbit freshOrbit updated 5 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 21:28 UTC (5.9 h old)· Metadata updated 5 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
- 57.568° N
- Longitude
- 10.588° W
- Altitude
- 1059.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.328 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 21:28 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- GER · Germany
- Country
- Germany DE
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 17 Nov 2019
- COSPAR launch id
- 2019-077
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 2
- KL-ALPHA B44786PayloadActive
- KZ-1A R/B44787Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → DE | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → GER | 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 3 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 11 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 | 12 Sept 2026 03:03 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
- 44785
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2019-077A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SG3
- Canonical slug
- kl-alpha-a-44785
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.