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2026-178A — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 100237)
Track 2026-178A (NORAD catalog number 100237) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2026, launched on the 178th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2026-178A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 1,102 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 7.48 km/s, 2026-178A flies in low Earth orbit at an altitude of roughly 778 × 816 km, completing one revolution every 100.7 minutes — about 14.3 trips around Earth per day. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0026). Its 98.5° retrograde, near-polar inclination is characteristic of a Sun-synchronous orbit — the type Earth-imaging and weather satellites use to revisit each spot at the same local solar time. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 7.2°. Earth's equatorial bulge precesses that plane eastward about 0.98° per day, matching the Sun's apparent motion — which is what holds its lighting constant.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | low Earth orbit (LEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~778 km × 816 km |
| Inclination | 98.54° |
| Orbital period | 100.7 min (14.31 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00262 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-10-21 |
| COSPAR designation | 2026-178A |
| NORAD catalog number | 100237 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-10-23. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
2026-178A is one of 4,802 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see 2026-178A from the ground?
Sometimes. Like most low-Earth-orbit spacecraft, 2026-178A is visible only around dawn and dusk, when your sky is dark but the satellite is still sunlit — and whether you can spot it depends on its size and reflectivity. See the “When can I see it?” panel in the live view for when it is above your horizon and sunlit.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of 2026-178A in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- SPACEMOBILE-013 (NORAD 100240)
- SPACEMOBILE-012 (NORAD 100241)
- SPACEMOBILE-011 (NORAD 100242)
- QPS-SAR-13 (MIKURA-I) (NORAD 100243)
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-186 (NORAD 100211)
- HULIANWANG DIGUI-185 (NORAD 100210)
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