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ISS OBJECT YM — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 69797)
Track ISS OBJECT YM (NORAD catalog number 69797) 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 YM of 1998's 67th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 1998-067YM). It went up together with 13 other satellites from that launch still in the active catalog.
Moving at about 7.67 km/s, ISS OBJECT YM flies in low Earth orbit at an altitude of roughly 403 × 417 km, completing one revolution every 92.6 minutes — about 15.5 trips around Earth per day. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0010). Inclined 51.6° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 52° north and south. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 253.5°. Earth's equatorial bulge drifts that plane westward about 4.99° per day.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | low Earth orbit (LEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~403 km × 417 km |
| Inclination | 51.63° |
| Orbital period | 92.6 min (15.55 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00104 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 1998-067YM |
| NORAD catalog number | 69797 |
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 Space Stations group
ISS OBJECT YM belongs to the small group of space stations WatchSat tracks — 13 station modules and platforms in the current catalog, including the International Space Station and China's Tiangong. Station orbits are actively maintained: regular reboost burns counter atmospheric drag, which is why their element sets update almost daily. Browse the space stations group live in 3D.
Can you see ISS OBJECT YM from the ground?
Often, yes — with the naked eye. Space stations are among the brightest moving objects in the night sky when they cross overhead near dawn or dusk. Check pass predictions for your location for exact rise times, direction and peak elevation.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of ISS OBJECT YM in the Space Stations group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- ISS OBJECT YL (NORAD 69796)
- ISS OBJECT YN (NORAD 69798)
- ISS OBJECT YP (NORAD 69799)
- ISS OBJECT YJ (NORAD 69794)
- CSS (MENGTIAN) (NORAD 54216)
- CSS (WENTIAN) (NORAD 53239)
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