Satellite · NORAD 68980 · COSPAR 2026-100A
PEARL-1B
- Operator Taiwan
- Constellation —
- Country Taiwan
Altitude now
620.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.55km/s
Inclination
97.72°
Period
96.6 min
96.6 min
Perigee
591km
Apogee
600km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:21 UTC (10.8 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
- 80.477° S
- Longitude
- 32.038° W
- Altitude
- 620.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.549 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:21 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- ROC · Taiwan
- Country
- Taiwan TW
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 May 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-100
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-768981PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1068982PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1168983PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1268984PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1368985PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1468986PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1568987PayloadActive
- FOREST-17 (TELPERION)68988PayloadActive
- CAS500-2 RIDESHARE OBJECT K68989PayloadActive
- PEARL-1A68990PayloadActive
- YAM-1168991PayloadActive
- YAM-1668992PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → TW | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → ROC | 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
- 68980
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-100A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZPPAFYQWH7PTXCJ6VN
- Canonical slug
- pearl-1b-68980
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.