Satellite · NORAD 48974 · COSPAR 2021-060H
ONEWEB-0256
- Operator Eutelsat OneWeb
- Constellation OneWeb
- Country United Kingdom
Altitude now
1,222.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.24km/s
Inclination
87.91°
Period
109.4 min
109.4 min
Perigee
1,196km
Apogee
1,199km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:40 UTC (12.2 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
- 61.320° S
- Longitude
- 76.930° E
- Altitude
- 1222.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.242 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:40 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Eutelsat OneWeb
- SATCAT owner code
- UK · United Kingdom
- Country
- United Kingdom GB
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 01 Jul 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-060
- Launch site
- Vostochny Cosmodrome
Objects from the same launch · 35
- ONEWEB-024948967PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-025048968PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-025148969PayloadDecayed
- ONEWEB-025248970PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-025348971PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-025448972PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-025548973PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-025748975PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-025848976PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-025948977PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-026048978PayloadActive
- ONEWEB-026148979PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → UK | 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
- 48974
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-060H
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX57R7B6X2WE9BTPA3N
- Canonical slug
- oneweb-0256-48974
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.