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Satellite · NORAD 68375 · COSPAR 2026-061R

RASSVET-3 16

ActivePayloadLEOCommunications derived

Altitude now

524.5km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.60km/s

Inclination

82.29°

Period

94.8 min

94.8 min

Perigee

509km

Apogee

513km

orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 13:20 UTC (31.0 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
33.047° S
Longitude
173.173° E
Altitude
524.5 km
Velocity
7.599 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 13:20 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Communications
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
Constellation membership derived
Rassvet (Bureau 1440) via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • RASSVET-3 16Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
CIS · Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
Country
Russia RU

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
23 Mar 2026
COSPAR launch id
2026-061

Objects from the same launch · 16

All objects from launch 2026-061

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodeCISCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • 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

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
68375
COSPAR / international designator
2026-061R
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SZK8A3Q6T03SY509H3T
Canonical slug
rassvet-3-16-68375

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.