Satellite · NORAD 48272 · COSPAR 2021-034E
NORSAT 3
- Operator Norway
- Constellation —
- Country Norway
Altitude now
546.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.59km/s
Inclination
97.52°
Period
95.6 min
95.6 min
Perigee
543km
Apogee
554km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:35 UTC (6.5 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 21.027° N
- Longitude
- 0.389° E
- Altitude
- 546.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.594 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:35 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- NOR · Norway
- Country
- Norway NO
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 29 Apr 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-034
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 5
- PLEIADES NEO 348268PayloadActive
- LEMUR-2-AMANDA-SVANTE48269PayloadActive
- AII-BRAVO48270PayloadActive
- TYVAK-182A48271PayloadActive
- LEMUR-2-SPECIAL-K48273PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → NO | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → NOR | 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
- 48272
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-034E
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX461ZW1YXXDM0Q8ZBW
- Canonical slug
- norsat-3-48272
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.