Current Missions
Below is the alphabetized list of current satellites tracked by SLR and their different identification schemes, bin size and basic orbit information. Click on the satellite name link for additional information about the satellite mission within the ILRS website (e.g., mission objectives, images, identification numbers, mission parameters, ILRS tracking status, etc.).
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Satellite Name | Satellite (COSPAR) ID |
SIC Code |
Satellite Catalog (NORAD) Number |
NP Indicator |
Bin Size (Seconds) |
Altitude (km) |
Inclination (deg) |
Orbital Period (mins) |
First Tracked Date |
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Ajisai | 8606101 | 1500 | 16908 | 5 | 30 | 1485 | 50 | 116 | 1986-08-13 |
Apollo11 Sea of Tranquility | 0000100 | 0100 | N/A | 2 | variable | 356,400 | 5 | 42,523.2 | 1969-08-20 |
Apollo14 Fra Mauro | 0000102 | 0102 | N/A | 2 | variable | 356,400 | 5 | 42,523.2 | 1971-02-07 |
Apollo15 Hadley Rille | 0000103 | 0103 | N/A | 2 | variable | 356,400 | 5 | 42,523.2 | 1971-09-01 |
Beacon-C | 6503201 | 0317 | 1328 | 3 | 15 | 927 | 41 | 107.6 | 1976-01-02 |
BeiDou-3M1 | 1706901 | 2013 | 43001 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | 2018-03-24 |
BeiDou-3M2 | 1706902 | 2014 | 43002 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | 2018-08-04 |
BeiDou-3M3 | 1801802 | 2015 | 43208 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | 2018-08-10 |
BeiDou-3M4 | 1801801 | 2016 | 43207 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M5 | 1806201 | 2017 | 43581 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M6 | 1806202 | 2018 | 43582 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M9 | 1802901 | 2019 | 43245 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | 2018-08-04 |
BeiDou-3M10 | 1802902 | 2020 | 43246 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | 2018-08-03 |
BeiDou-3M11 | 1806702 | 2023 | 43603 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M12 | 1806701 | 2024 | 43602 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M13 | 1807201 | 2025 | 43622 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M14 | 1807202 | 2026 | 43623 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M15 | 1807802 | 2027 | 43648 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M16 | 1807801 | 2028 | 43647 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M17 | 1809301 | 2029 | 43706 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M18 | 1809302 | 2030 | 43707 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M19 | 1909001 | 2031 | 44864 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M20 | 1909002 | 2032 | 44865 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M21 | 1907802 | 2033 | 44794 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M22 | 1907801 | 2034 | 44793 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M23 | 1906102 | 2035 | 44543 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
BeiDou-3M24 | 1906101 | 2036 | 44542 | 9 | 300 | 21,500 | 55 | 773 | |
COMPASS-G8 | 1902701 | 2037 | 44231 | 9 | 300 | 35,769 | 1.59 | 1,436 | 2020-03-31 |
COMPASS-I3 | 1101301 | 2003 | 37384 | 9 | 300 | 35,786 | 55.5 | 1,436 | 2012-04-27 |
COMPASS-I5 | 1107301 | 2005 | 37948 | 9 | 300 | 35,786 | 55.5 | 1,436 | 2012-07-06 |
COMPASS-I6B | 1602101 | 2012 | 41434 | 9 | 300 | 35,677 | 55.5 | 1,436 | 2016-03-29 |
COMPASS-IS2 | 1505301 | 2010 | 40938 | 9 | 300 | 37,790.2 | 55.6 | 1,436 | 2015-12-18 |
COMPASS-M3 | 1201801 | 2004 | 38250 | 9 | 300 | 21,528 | 55.0 | 773.39 | 2012-07-11 |
Cryosat-2 | 1001301 | 8006 | 36508 | 3 | 15 | 720 | 92 | 99.33 | 2010-04-20 |
Etalon-1 | 8900103 | 0525 | 19751 | 9 | 300 | 19,105 | 65 | 676 | 1989-01-26 |
Etalon-2 | 8903903 | 4146 | 20026 | 9 | 300 | 19,135 | 65 | 675 | 1989-07-13 |
Galileo-101 | 1106001 | 7101 | 37846 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 | 844.8 | 2011-11-29 |
Galileo-102 | 1106002 | 7102 | 37847 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 | 844.8 | 2011-11-29 |
Galileo-103 | 1205501 | 7103 | 38857 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 | 844.8 | 2012-11-07 |
Galileo-104 | 1205502 | 7104 | 38858 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 | 844.8 | 2012-11-07 |
Galileo-201 | 1405001 | 7201 | 40128 | 9 | 300 | 17,000 - 26,210 | ~ 50 | 776.2 | 2014-12-05 |
Galileo-202 | 1405002 | 7202 | 40129 | 9 | 300 | 17,000 - 26,210 | ~ 50 | 776 | 2015-03-17 |
Galileo-203 | 1501701 | 7203 | 40544 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.8 | 2015-03-27 |
Galileo-204 | 1501702 | 7204 | 40545 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.8 | 2015-03-27 |
Galileo-205 | 1504501 | 7205 | 40889 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2015-09-11 |
Galileo-206 | 1504502 | 7206 | 40890 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2015-09-11 |
Galileo-207 | 1606901 | 7207 | 41859 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2017-02-16 |
Galileo-208 | 1507902 | 7208 | 41175 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2015-12-17 |
Galileo-209 | 1507901 | 7209 | 41174 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2015-12-17 |
Galileo-210 | 1603002 | 7210 | 41550 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2016-06-12 |
Galileo-211 | 1603001 | 7211 | 41549 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2016-06-12 |
Galileo-212 | 1606902 | 7212 | 41860 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2017-02-20 |
Galileo-213 | 1606903 | 7213 | 41861 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2017-02-20 |
Galileo-214 | 1606904 | 7214 | 41862 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2017-02-20 |
Galileo-215 | 1707901 | 7215 | 43055 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2018-04-17 |
Galileo-216 | 1707902 | 7216 | 43056 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2018-04-18 |
Galileo-217 | 1707903 | 7217 | 43057 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2018-04-19 |
Galileo-218 | 1707904 | 7218 | 43058 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2018-04-19 |
Galileo-219 | 1806003 | 7219 | 43566 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2018-07-25 |
Galileo-220 | 1806004 | 7220 | 43567 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2018-07-25 |
Galileo-221 | 1806001 | 7221 | 43564 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2018-07-25 |
Galileo-222 | 1806002 | 7222 | 43565 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 844.7 | 2018-07-25 |
Galileo-223 | 2111601 | 7223 | 49809 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 845 | 2021-12-05 |
Galileo-224 | 2111602 | 7224 | 49810 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 845 | 2021-12-05 |
Galileo-225 | 2407901 | 7225 | 59598 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 845 | 2024-04-28 |
Galileo-227 | 2407903 | 7227 | 59600 | 9 | 300 | 23,220 | 56 +/- 2 | 845 | 2024-04-28 |
Geo-IK-2 | 1603401 | 5561 | 41579 | 5 | 30 | 943.5 - 973.5 | 99.47 | 103.6 | 2017-10-18 |
GLONASS-105 | 0705202 | 9105 | 32276 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2009-12-10 |
GLONASS-106 | 0705201 | 9106 | 32275 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2009-12-10 |
GLONASS-107 | 0706501 | 9107 | 32393 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2009-12-15 |
GLONASS-116 | 0907001 | 9116 | 36111 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2010-01-30 |
GLONASS-119 | 1000701 | 9119 | 36400 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2010-04-09 |
GLONASS-120 | 1000703 | 9120 | 36402 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2010-04-12 |
GLONASS-121 | 1000702 | 9121 | 36401 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2010-04-12 |
GLONASS-122 | 1004103 | 9122 | 37139 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2010-10-06 |
GLONASS-125 | 1100901 | 9125 | 37372 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2011-03-09 |
GLONASS-127 | 1106403 | 9127 | 37869 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2012-09-23 |
GLONASS-128 | 1106401 | 9128 | 37867 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2012-01-01 |
GLONASS-129 | 1106402 | 9129 | 37868 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2012-01-02 |
GLONASS-131 | 1301901 | 9131 | 39155 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2013-05-23 |
GLONASS-132 | 1401201 | 9132 | 39620 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2014-04-17 |
GLONASS-133 | 1403201 | 9133 | 40001 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2014-06-14 |
GLONASS-134 | 1407501 | 9134 | 40315 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2014-12-30 |
GLONASS-135 | 1600801 | 9135 | 41330 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2016-03-01 |
GLONASS-136 | 1603201 | 9136 | 41554 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2016-05-29 |
GLONASS-137 | 1705501 | 9137 | 42939 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2017-10-16 |
GLONASS-138 | 1805301 | 9138 | 43508 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2018-06-16 |
GLONASS-139 | 1808601 | 9139 | 43687 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2018-11-03 |
GLONASS-140 | 1903001 | 9140 | 44299 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2019-07-03 |
GLONASS-141 | 1908801 | 9141 | 44850 | 9 | 300 | 19,140 | 65 | 675 | 2019-12-11 |
GRACE-FO-1 | 1804701 | 0123 | 43476 | 1 | 5 | 500 | 89 | 90 | 2018-05-23 |
GRACE-FO-2 | 1804702 | 0124 | 43477 | 1 | 5 | 500 | 89 | 90 | 2018-05-23 |
HY-2B | 1808101 | 2208 | 43655 | 5 | 30 | 971 | 99.35 | 104.45 | 2018-11-01 |
HY-2C | 2006601 | 2209 | 46469 | 5 | 30 | 957 | 66 | 104.45 | 2020-10-08 |
HY-2D | 2104301 | 2211 | 48621 | 5 | 30 | 971 | 66 | 104.1 | 2021-05-30 |
ICESat-2 | 1807001 | 6873 | 43613 | 1 | 5 | 496 | 92 | 94.16 | 2018-11-02 |
IRNSS-1B | 1401701 | 3302 | 39635 | 9 | 300 | 42,293 | 31 | 1436.01 | 2014-04-14 |
IRNSS-1C | 1406101 | 3303 | 40269 | 9 | 300 | 42,293 | 5 | 1436.12 | 2014-10-09 |
IRNSS-1D | 1501801 | 3304 | 40547 | 9 | 300 | 42,293 | 30.5 | 1436.1 | 2015-04-24 |
IRNSS-1E | 1600301 | 3305 | 41241 | 9 | 300 | 35,786 | 29 | 1436.1 | 2016-01-20 |
IRNSS-1F | 1601501 | 3306 | 41384 | 9 | 300 | 35,786 | 5 | 1436.1 | 2016-05-26 |
IRNSS-1I | 1803501 | 3309 | 43286 | 9 | 300 | 35,786 | 5 | 1436.1 | 2018-05-09 |
IRNSS-1J | 2307601 | 3310 | 56759 | 9 | 300 | 35,790 | 5 | 1436.1 | |
Jason-3 | 1600201 | 4379 | 41240 | 3 | 15 | 1336 | 66 | 112 | 2016-01-20 |
LAGEOS-1 | 7603901 | 1155 | 8820 | 7 | 120 | 5850 | 110 | 225 | 1976-05-10 |
LAGEOS-2 | 9207002 | 5986 | 22195 | 7 | 120 | 5625 | 53 | 223 | 1992-10-24 |
LARES | 1200601 | 5987 | 38077 | 5 | 30 | 1450 | 69.5 | 114.7 | 2012-02-17 |
LARES-2 | 2208001 | 5988 | 53105 | 7 | 120 | 5,899 | 70.16 | 225 | 2022-07-13 |
Larets | 0304206 | 5557 | 27944 | 5 | 30 | 691 | 98.204 | 98.4 | 2003-11-04 |
Luna17 Sea of Rains | 0000101 | 0101 | N/A | 2 | variable | 356,400 | 5 | 42,523.2 | 1975-05-21 |
Luna21 Sea of Serenity | 0000104 | 0104 | N/A | 2 | variable | 356,400 | 5 | 42,523.2 | 1973-11-16 |
PAZ | 1802001 | 2501 | 43215 | 1 | 5 | 514 | 97.44 | 94.85 | 2018-02-22 |
QZS-1 | 1004501 | 1581 | 37158 | 9 | 300 | 32,000-40,000 | 45 | 1436.3 | 2010-09-11 |
QZS-1R | 2109601 | 1585 | 49336 | 9 | 300 | 32,000-40,000 | 45 | 1440 | |
QZS-2 | 1702801 | 1582 | 42738 | 9 | 300 | 32,000-40,000 | 45 | 1436.1 | 2017-06-01 |
QZS-3 | 1704801 | 1583 | 42917 | 9 | 300 | 36,000 | 0 | 1440 | 2017-09-12 |
QZS-4 | 1706201 | 1584 | 42965 | 9 | 300 | 32,000-40,000 | 45 | 1436.1 | 2017-10-12 |
SARAL | 1300901 | 3201 | 39086 | 3 | 15 | 814 | 98.55 | 100.6 | 2013-03-04 |
Sentinel-3A | 1601101 | 8010 | 41335 | 3 | 15 | 814.5 | 98.65 | 100 | 2016-04-01 |
Sentinel-3B | 1803901 | 8011 | 43437 | 3 | 15 | 814.5 | 98.65 | 100 | 2018-05-03 |
Sentinel-6A/Jason-CSA | 2008601 | 4380 | 46984 | 3 | 15 | 1339.4-1355.9 | 66.042 | 112.43 | 2020-11-21 |
Starlette | 7501001 | 1134 | 7646 | 5 | 30 | 800 - 1100 | 50 | 104 | 1976-01-03 |
Stella | 9306102 | 0643 | 22824 | 5 | 30 | 815 | 99 | 101 | 1993-09-30 |
Swarm-A | 1306702 | 8007 | 39452 | 1 | 5 | 460 | 88.35 | 94 | 2013-11-26 |
Swarm-B | 1306701 | 8008 | 39451 | 1 | 5 | 460 | 88.35 | 94 | 2013-11-27 |
Swarm-C | 1306703 | 8009 | 39453 | 1 | 5 | 530 | 88.95 | 97 | 2013-11-25 |
SWOT | 2217301 | 4381 | 54754 | 3 | 15 | 857 then 890 | 77.6 | 102, then 103 | 2023-01-16 |
TanDEM-X | 1003001 | 6202 | 36605 | 1 | 5 | 514 | 97.44 | 94.8 | 2010-06-21 |
TerraSAR-X | 0702601 | 6201 | 31698 | 1 | 5 | 514 | 97.44 | 94.8 | 2007-06-16 |