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NSS-10 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 28526)

Track NSS-10 (NORAD catalog number 28526) 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 2005, launched on the 3rd orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2005-003A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 5,442 revolutions of Earth.

Moving at about 3.08 km/s, NSS-10 flies a geosynchronous orbit roughly 35,786 km up: its 23.9-hour period matches Earth's rotation, but at 6.8° inclination it is not geostationary — seen from the ground it traces a daily figure-eight around a fixed longitude, swinging about 7° north and south of the equator. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0004). Its near-equatorial 6.8° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 68.9°.

Orbital elements

Orbit regime	geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO)
Perigee × apogee altitude	~35,778 km × 35,809 km
Inclination	6.76°
Orbital period	1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day)
Eccentricity	0.00037
Element set epoch	2026-10-21
COSPAR designation	2005-003A
NORAD catalog number	28526

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

NSS-10 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 NSS-10 from the ground?

Not with the naked eye. At its altitude NSS-10 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 the “When can I see it?” panel in the live view.

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