Satellite · NORAD 100243 · COSPAR 2026-180A
QPS-SAR-13 (MIKURA-I)
- Operator Japan
- Constellation —
- Country Japan
Altitude now
590.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.56km/s
Inclination
42.00°
Period
96.2 min
96.2 min
Perigee
570km
Apogee
580km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 05:33 UTC (14.0 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
- 41.813° S
- Longitude
- 176.331° W
- Altitude
- 590.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.564 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 05:33 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- JPN · Japan
- Country
- Japan JP
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 06 Aug 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-180
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia
Objects from the same launch · 2
- ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B100244Rocket bodyInactive
- ELECTRON R/B100245Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → JP | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → JPN | 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 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% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
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
- 100243
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-180A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZWB20FQQV5DFCV498P
- Canonical slug
- qps-sar-13-mikura-i-100243
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.