SORAYA

MilitaryLEOIran

SORAYA is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as Iran in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 747 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 100 minutes at an inclination of 64.5°. It was launched in 2024. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 58817
COSPAR ID: 2024-015A
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 747 km
Apogee (highest): 766 km
Inclination: 64.51°
Orbital period: 100 min
Launch year: 2024
Owner (CelesTrak): Iran

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

IranLIVEMission ended about Mar 2025

Communications (unconfirmed)

GCAT lists it as Suraya.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for communications (unconfirmed) and records its mission as ended in about Mar 2025 (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.