Satellite · NORAD 68408 · COSPAR 2026-065A
LPNTSAT-001 (IOD-1)
- Operator European Space Agency
- Constellation —
- Country —
Altitude now
517.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.60km/s
Inclination
97.39°
Period
94.8 min
94.8 min
Perigee
497km
Apogee
522km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:03 UTC (7.1 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
- 0.895° N
- Longitude
- 5.135° E
- Altitude
- 517.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.602 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:03 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- European Space Agency
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 28 Mar 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-065
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia
Objects from the same launch · 3
- LPNTSAT-002 (IOD-2)68409PayloadActive
- ELECTRON R/B68410Rocket bodyDecayed
- ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B68411Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z8FGK6KD7X9VC78HP14 | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → ESA | 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% |
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
- 68408
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-065A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZK8A3Q6T03SY509H4Q
- Canonical slug
- lpntsat-001-iod-1-68408
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.