Satellite · NORAD 38077 · COSPAR 2012-006A
LARES
- Operator Italy
- Constellation —
- Country Italy
Altitude now
1,449.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.14km/s
Inclination
69.49°
Period
114.7 min
114.7 min
Perigee
1,436km
Apogee
1,452km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:36 UTC (6.0 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
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- Latitude
- 40.542° N
- Longitude
- 136.905° W
- Altitude
- 1449.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.141 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:36 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- IT · Italy
- Country
- Italy IT
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 13 Feb 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-006
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 9
- ALMASAT-138078PayloadDecayed
- E-ST@R38079PayloadDecayed
- GOLIAT38080PayloadDecayed
- MASAT 1 (MO-72)38081PayloadDecayed
- XATCOBEO38082PayloadDecayed
- PW-SAT38083PayloadDecayed
- ROBUSTA-1A38084PayloadDecayed
- UNICUBESAT GG38085PayloadDecayed
- AVUM R/B38086Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → IT | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → IT | 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 9 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 18:53 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
- 38077
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-006A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69QX
- Canonical slug
- lares-38077
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.