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LPNTSAT-002 (IOD-2)

NORAD 68409· COSPAR 2026-065B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
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 2026-09-08 14:46 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Manufacturer
Launched
Mar 28, 2026
Mass
Apogee
520 km
Perigee
499 km
Inclination
97.39°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for LPNTSAT-002 (IOD-2) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.5 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
499 × 520 km
510520499Aug 26Sep 9
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)).

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