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SKIF-D — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 54153)
Track SKIF-D (NORAD catalog number 54153) 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 is object D of 2022's 139th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 2022-139D). It went up together with 3 other satellites from that launch still in the active catalog. As of this element set it had completed roughly 6,816 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 5.26 km/s, SKIF-D operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 8,056–8,078 km altitude, taking about 4.8 hours per revolution (5.00 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0008). Inclined 89.9° — nearly pole-to-pole — its ground track sweeps essentially every latitude. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 96.6°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | medium Earth orbit (MEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~8,056 km × 8,078 km |
| Inclination | 89.95° |
| Orbital period | 287.8 min (5.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00077 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-06 |
| COSPAR designation | 2022-139D |
| NORAD catalog number | 54153 |
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
SKIF-D 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 SKIF-D from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude SKIF-D 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.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of SKIF-D in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- GONETS-M 25 (NORAD 54152)
- GONETS-M 24 (NORAD 54151)
- GONETS-M 23 (NORAD 54150)
- COSMOS 2561 (NORAD 54109)
- SHIYAN-20C (SY-20C) (NORAD 54214)
- LDPE-2 (NORAD 54219)
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