BIFROST-DNK

MilitaryLEOSSOPolarDenmark

BIFROST-DNK is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as Denmark in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 587 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: 64588
COSPAR ID: 2025-135BN
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 587 km
Apogee (highest): 591 km
Inclination: 97.79°
Orbital period: 96 min
Launch year: 2025
Owner (CelesTrak): Denmark

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

Who operates it

DenmarkLIVEActive

Optical imaging

GCAT lists it as BIFROST.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical imaging 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.