T1DES 1 (DRAGOON 1)

Military*LEOSSOPolarUnited States

T1DES 1 (DRAGOON 1) is a satellite whose own government says its armed forces or defence ministry own or run it, which GCAT classes as commercial, with ownership listed as United States in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 486 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 94 minutes at an inclination of 97.5°. It was launched in 2025. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 64542
COSPAR ID: 2025-135Q
Type: Military*
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 486 km
Apogee (highest): 492 km
Inclination: 97.48°
Orbital period: 94 min
Launch year: 2025
Owner (CelesTrak): United States

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

Who operates it

United StatesLIVEActive

Communications

GCAT lists it as York T1DES.

Official description

The Space Development Agency says this is its own risk-reduction satellite, T1DES, and that the agency is part of the US Space Force (24 Jun 2025).

Space Development Agency, 24 Jun 2025

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“carried to orbit SDA's single risk reduction space vehicle referred to as T1DES Proto or by the York Space Systems' name, Dragoon ... As part of the U.S. Space Force, SDA is recognized as DOD's constructive disruptor for space acquisition”

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a commercial satellite for communications, lists its owners as Space Development Agency and York Space Systems, and records it as active (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.