LPNTSAT-001 (IOD-1)
Launch
Launched on Mar 28, 2026 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 14:37 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Manufacturer
OHB SE
Launched
Mar 28, 2026
Mass
20 kg
Apogee
526 km
Perigee
501 km
Inclination
97.39°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for LPNTSAT-001 (IOD-1) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.4 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
501 × 526 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
One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2026-065 (Electron | Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)).
- LPNTSAT-002 (IOD-2) · 68409
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