Satellite · NORAD 100073 · COSPAR 2026-163Q
PRAETORIAN SDA_515
- Operator United States Space Force
- Constellation Praetorian (Firefly / military rideshare)
- Country United States
Altitude now
935.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.39km/s
Inclination
81.48°
Period
103.9 min
103.9 min
Perigee
930km
Apogee
955km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:53 UTC (8.8 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
- 21.781° N
- Longitude
- 39.577° W
- Altitude
- 935.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.391 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:53 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Military
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Praetorian (Firefly / military rideshare) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- United States Space Force
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 16 Jul 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-163
Objects from the same launch · 20
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- PRAETORIAN SDA_502100060PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_503100061PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_504100062PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_505100063PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_506100064PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_507100065PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_508100066PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_509100067PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_510100068PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_511100069PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_512100070PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | 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 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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
- 100073
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-163Q
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZWB20FQQV5DFCV493Q
- Canonical slug
- praetorian-sda-515-100073
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Military) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.