Satellite · NORAD 43113 · COSPAR 2018-004C
LEO 1 (LEO VANTAGE 1)
- Operator Telesat
- Constellation Telesat (Anik / Telstar / Lightspeed)
- Country United States
Altitude now
833.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.36km/s
Inclination
99.24°
Period
98.1 min
98.1 min
Perigee
421km
Apogee
912km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:49 UTC (7.9 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
- 58.185° S
- Longitude
- 102.115° W
- Altitude
- 833.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.358 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:49 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Partially operational [P]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Telesat (Anik / Telstar / Lightspeed) via celestrak_group
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Telesat
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 Jan 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-004
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Objects from the same launch · 32
- PSLV DEB43112DebrisDecayed
- CARTOSAT-2F43111PayloadActive
- ICEYE-X143114PayloadDecayed
- CARBONITE 243115PayloadDecayed
- INS-1C43116PayloadDecayed
- CORVUS BC343118PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 3P'-343119PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 3P'-243120PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 3P'-143121PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 3P'-443122PayloadDecayed
- LEMUR-2-MCCAFFERTY43123PayloadDecayed
- LEMUR-2-PETERWEBSTER43124PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z87MKSFFKXKNP5607C8 | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | ∅ → con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF80D | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z87MKSFFKXKNP5607C8 | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | ∅ → con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF80D | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Country Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | 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 8 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 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% |
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
- 43113
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-004C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RTM
- Canonical slug
- leo-1-leo-vantage-1-43113
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.