Satellite · NORAD 25398 · COSPAR 1998-043E
WESTPAC
- Operator Australia
- Constellation —
- Country Australia
Altitude now
843.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.43km/s
Inclination
99.02°
Period
101.2 min
101.2 min
Perigee
814km
Apogee
816km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:55 UTC (9.7 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
- 79.951° S
- Longitude
- 29.899° E
- Altitude
- 843.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.430 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:55 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- AUS · Australia
- Country
- Australia AU
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 10 Jul 1998
- COSPAR launch id
- 1998-043
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 10
- SL-16 DEB25401DebrisInactive
- SL-16 DEB25402DebrisInactive
- SL-16 DEB25403DebrisInactive
- SL-16 DEB27491DebrisInactive
- RESURS O1-N425394PayloadUnknown
- FASAT B25395PayloadUnknown
- TMSAT-1 (TO-31)25396PayloadUnknown
- TECHSAT 1B (GO-32)25397PayloadActive
- SAFIR 225399PayloadUnknown
- SL-16 R/B25400Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → AU | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → AUS | 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
- 25398
- COSPAR / international designator
- 1998-043E
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM236
- Canonical slug
- westpac-25398
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.