Satellite · NORAD 59120 · COSPAR 2024-043Y
TIGER-8
- Operator Rwanda
- Constellation —
- Country Rwanda
Altitude now
433.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.65km/s
Inclination
97.56°
Period
93.1 min
93.1 min
Perigee
424km
Apogee
432km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:38 UTC (11.5 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
- 34.575° N
- Longitude
- 75.719° W
- Altitude
- 433.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.654 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:38 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- RWA · Rwanda
- Country
- Rwanda RW
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 04 Mar 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-043
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- ICEYE-X3859100PayloadActive
- METHANESAT59101PayloadUnknown
- ICEYE-X3759102PayloadActive
- ICEYE-X3659103PayloadActive
- PE2_FLT2 (TYVAK-0262)59104PayloadActive
- PE2_FLT1 (TYVAK-0261)59105PayloadActive
- RROCI-259106PayloadActive
- BRO-1359107PayloadActive
- BRO-1259108PayloadActive
- TRANSPORTER-10 OBJECT M59109PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → RW | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → RWA | 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
- 59120
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-043Y
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXXSMBKBWBX7QFCAY8V
- Canonical slug
- tiger-8-59120
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.