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IMAGE — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 26113)
Track IMAGE (NORAD catalog number 26113) 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 2000, launched on the 17th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2000-017A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 16,281 revolutions of Earth.
Its speed swings from 1.42 km/s at apogee to 9.42 km/s at perigee. IMAGE follows a highly elliptical orbit, completing a revolution every 14.2 hours. The orbit is strongly elliptical (eccentricity 0.7382): each revolution swings from 1,433 km at perigee out to 45,447 km at apogee. Inclined 94.3° — nearly pole-to-pole — its ground track sweeps essentially every latitude. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 316.4°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | highly elliptical orbit (HEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~1,433 km × 45,447 km |
| Inclination | 94.28° |
| Orbital period | 853.7 min (1.69 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.73822 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-02 |
| COSPAR designation | 2000-017A |
| NORAD catalog number | 26113 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. 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
IMAGE is one of 4,471 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 IMAGE from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude IMAGE is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
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