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SMILE — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 69123)
Track SMILE (NORAD catalog number 69123) 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 109th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2026-109A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 32 revolutions of Earth.
Its speed swings from 0.75 km/s at apogee to 7.62 km/s at perigee. SMILE follows a highly elliptical orbit, completing a revolution every 50.5 hours. The orbit is strongly elliptical (eccentricity 0.8198): each revolution swings from 6,132 km at perigee out to 119,867 km at apogee. Inclined 70.0° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 70° north and south. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 206.4°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | highly elliptical orbit (HEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~6,132 km × 119,867 km |
| Inclination | 70.01° |
| Orbital period | 3030.6 min (0.48 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.81976 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-04 |
| COSPAR designation | 2026-109A |
| NORAD catalog number | 69123 |
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
SMILE 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 SMILE from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude SMILE 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 SMILE in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- QIANFAN-162 (NORAD 69121)
- QIANFAN-161 (NORAD 69120)
- QIANFAN-160 (NORAD 69119)
- QIANFAN-159 (NORAD 69118)
- QIANFAN-158 (NORAD 69117)
- QIANFAN-157 (NORAD 69116)
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