Satellite · NORAD 48964 · COSPAR 2021-059CP
SPARTAN
- Operator Bulgaria
- Constellation —
- Country Bulgaria
Altitude now
279.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.74km/s
Inclination
97.66°
Period
89.6 min
89.6 min
Perigee
254km
Apogee
256km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:10 UTC (8.7 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
- 71.635° S
- Longitude
- 171.869° E
- Altitude
- 279.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.738 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:10 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- BUL · Bulgaria
- Country
- Bulgaria BG
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 30 Jun 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-059
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- STARLINK-300348879PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-300448880PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-300548881PayloadActive
- SPACEBEENZ-1048882PayloadDecayed
- SPACEBEE-10048883PayloadDecayed
- SPACEBEE-10148884PayloadDecayed
- LEMUR-2-JACKSON48885PayloadDecayed
- SPACEBEE-10248886PayloadDecayed
- SPACEBEENZ-948887PayloadDecayed
- SPACEBEE-10348888PayloadDecayed
- SPACEBEENZ-748889PayloadDecayed
- SPACEBEE-10448890PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → BG | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → BUL | 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 6 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 20:57 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
- 48964
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-059CP
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX57R7B6X2WE9BTPA3E
- Canonical slug
- spartan-48964
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.