Satellite · NORAD 26958 · COSPAR 2001-049B
PROBA-1
- Operator European Space Agency
- Constellation —
- Country —
Altitude now
584.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.55km/s
Inclination
97.96°
Period
95.5 min
95.5 min
Perigee
505km
Apogee
580km
orbit freshOrbit updated 2 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:33 UTC (6.3 h old)· Metadata updated 2 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
- 25.921° S
- Longitude
- 107.668° W
- Altitude
- 584.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.550 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:33 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Technology
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- European Space Agency
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 22 Oct 2001
- COSPAR launch id
- 2001-049
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- PSLV DEB27062DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27063DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27064DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27065DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27066DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27067DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27068DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27069DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27070DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27071DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27072DebrisDecayed
- PSLV DEB27073DebrisDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z8FGK6KD7X9VC78HP14 | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → ESA | 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 2 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 | 12 Sept 2026 01:01 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
- 26958
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2001-049B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM246
- Canonical slug
- proba-1-26958
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Technology) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.