Satellite · NORAD 44786 · COSPAR 2019-077B
KL-ALPHA B
- Operator Germany
- Constellation —
- Country Germany
Altitude now
1,080.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.31km/s
Inclination
88.92°
Period
106.2 min
106.2 min
Perigee
1,032km
Apogee
1,068km
orbit freshOrbit updated 12 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:57 UTC (7.4 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
- 71.235° N
- Longitude
- 171.738° E
- Altitude
- 1080.5 km
- Velocity
- 7.309 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:57 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 A44785PayloadActive
- 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 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 19 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
- 44786
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2019-077B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SG4
- Canonical slug
- kl-alpha-b-44786
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.