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Satellite · NORAD 68201 · COSPAR 2026-052D

OBJECT D

ActivePayloadLEOUnknown derived
  • Operator People's Republic of China
  • Constellation —
  • Country China

Altitude now

538.4km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.59km/s

Inclination

97.53°

Period

95.2 min

95.2 min

Perigee

521km

Apogee

537km

orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 17:13 UTC (27.7 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.

Ground track of OBJECT DOBJECT D
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Latitude
28.663° N
Longitude
151.521° W
Altitude
538.4 km
Velocity
7.593 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 17:13 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Unknown
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
—

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • 2026-052DCelestrak
  • OBJECT DCelestrak Satcat

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
—
SATCAT owner code
PRC · People's Republic of China
Country
China CN

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
16 Mar 2026
COSPAR launch id
2026-052
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Objects from the same launch · 8

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Canonical Name2026-052D → OBJECT DCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Country Code∅ → CNCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner Code∅ → PRCCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → LEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • 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

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Quality flags

  • UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026

Timeline

Events

All 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
68201
COSPAR / international designator
2026-052D
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SZJT5CH4GXNR7KG778C
Canonical slug
object-d-68201

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.