Satellite · NORAD 69935 · COSPAR 2026-156BU
KOSTKA
- Operator Czech Republic
- Constellation —
- Country Czech Republic
Altitude now
589.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.57km/s
Inclination
97.74°
Period
96.5 min
96.5 min
Perigee
584km
Apogee
596km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 16:56 UTC (29.0 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
- 6.079° N
- Longitude
- 166.338° W
- Altitude
- 589.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.567 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 16:56 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- CZCH · Czech Republic
- Country
- Czech Republic CZ
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 07 Jul 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-156
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- GRUS-3G69878PayloadActive
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- TRANSPORTER-17 OBJECT M69880PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → CZ | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → CZCH | 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 8 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
- 69935
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-156BU
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZVBDV7YSNFMF80NQVR
- Canonical slug
- kostka-69935
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.