Satellite · NORAD 39159 · COSPAR 2013-021A
PROBA-V
- Operator European Space Agency
- Constellation —
- Country —
Altitude now
836.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.44km/s
Inclination
98.37°
Period
101.2 min
101.2 min
Perigee
811km
Apogee
815km
orbit freshOrbit updated 13 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:57 UTC (11.3 h old)· Metadata updated 13 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
- 65.855° S
- Longitude
- 50.639° E
- Altitude
- 836.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.435 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:57 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Technology
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 0.3 m²
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- European Space Agency
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 07 May 2013
- COSPAR launch id
- 2013-021
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 10
- AVUM DEB [ADAPTOR]39162DebrisInactive
- AVUM DEB57656DebrisDecayed
- AVUM DEB57657DebrisDecayed
- AVUM DEB57658DebrisDecayed
- AVUM DEB57659DebrisDecayed
- AVUM DEB57660DebrisDecayed
- AVUM DEB57661DebrisDecayed
- AVUM DEB57662DebrisDecayed
- VNREDSAT 139160PayloadActive
- ESTCUBE 139161PayloadUnknown
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 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 13 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 22:59 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
- 39159
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2013-021A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69TM
- Canonical slug
- proba-v-39159
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.