Satellite · NORAD 62258 · COSPAR 2024-233C
PROBA-3 OSC
- Operator European Space Agency
- Constellation —
- Country —
Altitude now
40,573.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
2.49km/s
Inclination
59.76°
Period
19.7 h
1,179.6 min
Perigee
1,033km
Apogee
60,173km
orbit staleOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 22 Aug 2026 15:37 UTC (484.4 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
- 44.689° N
- Longitude
- 165.337° W
- Altitude
- 40573.2 km
- Velocity
- 2.491 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 22 Aug 2026 15:37 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- European Space Agency
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 05 Dec 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-233
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Objects from the same launch · 2
- PROBA-3 CSC62256PayloadActive
- PSLV R/B62257Rocket bodyInactive
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 | ∅ → HEO | 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
- 62258
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-233C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY6M8AE70WDK8STBPMK
- Canonical slug
- proba-3-osc-62258
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.