ISTSAT-1

NORAD 60238· COSPAR 2024-128D· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO

Launch

Launched on Jul 9, 2024 from Ariane Launch Area 4, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 62.

Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:47 UTC

Orbit class

LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)

Operator

—

Country

Portugal

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jul 9, 2024

Mass

—

Apogee

553 km

Perigee

517 km

Inclination

61.99°

Period

1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ISTSAT-1 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.4 km

Rate

-0.03 km/day

Now

517 × 553 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

4 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-128 (Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight).

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