Satellite · NORAD 65579 · COSPAR 2025-203Q
PRAETORIAN SDA_616
- Operator United States Space Force
- Constellation Praetorian (Firefly / military rideshare)
- Country United States
Altitude now
957.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.38km/s
Inclination
81.30°
Period
104.1 min
104.1 min
Perigee
949km
Apogee
956km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:32 UTC (8.9 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
- 42.661° N
- Longitude
- 28.517° W
- Altitude
- 957.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.378 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:32 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
- 10 Sept 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-203
Objects from the same launch · 20
- PRAETORIAN SDA_60265565PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_60365566PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_60465567PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_60565568PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_60665569PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_60765570PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_60865571PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_60965572PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_61065573PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_61165574PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_61265575PayloadActive
- PRAETORIAN SDA_61365576PayloadActive
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 7 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 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
- 65579
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-203Q
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYNCE4QYCRF3WP1NEM2
- Canonical slug
- praetorian-sda-616-65579
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.