ICEYE-X54

Military*LEOSSOPolarNetherlands

ICEYE-X54 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 Netherlands in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 589 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 96 minutes at an inclination of 97.8°. It was launched in 2025. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 64570
COSPAR ID: 2025-135AU
Type: Military*
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 589 km
Apogee (highest): 590 km
Inclination: 97.78°
Orbital period: 96 min
Launch year: 2025
Owner (CelesTrak): Netherlands

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-19 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

NetherlandsLIVEActive

Radar imaging

Official description

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence says the satellite launched on 23 June 2025 is the first operational satellite of the Netherlands armed forces (24 Jun 2025).

Netherlands Ministry of Defence, 24 Jun 2025

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“...een raket gelanceerd, met aan boord de eerste operationele satelliet van de Nederlandse krijgsmacht.”

“... a rocket was launched carrying the first operational satellite of the Netherlands armed forces.”

azmth matched the statement to this satellite: the release names the launch of 23 June 2025; of the six ICEYE satellites it carried, the US satellite catalogue lists only this one with owner the Netherlands.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a commercial satellite for radar imaging, lists its owner as Royal Netherlands Air Force, Guided Missile Group, 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.