Satellite · NORAD 48268 · COSPAR 2021-034A
PLEIADES NEO 3
- Operator Airbus Defence and Space
- Constellation Pléiades / Pléiades Neo
- Country France
Altitude now
645.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.53km/s
Inclination
97.90°
Period
97.2 min
97.2 min
Perigee
623km
Apogee
625km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:03 UTC (4.6 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
- 52.147° S
- Longitude
- 52.569° E
- Altitude
- 645.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.534 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:03 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Pléiades / Pléiades Neo via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Airbus Defence and Space
- SATCAT owner code
- FR · France
- Country
- France FR
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 29 Apr 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-034
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 5
- LEMUR-2-AMANDA-SVANTE48269PayloadActive
- AII-BRAVO48270PayloadActive
- TYVAK-182A48271PayloadActive
- NORSAT 348272PayloadActive
- LEMUR-2-SPECIAL-K48273PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → FR | 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 8 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 18:53 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
- 48268
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-034A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX461ZW1YXXDM0Q8ZBR
- Canonical slug
- pleiades-neo-3-48268
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.