NAOS

Military*LEOSSOPolarLuxembourg

NAOS 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 Luxembourg in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 456 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 94 minutes at an inclination of 97.2°. It was launched in 2025. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 65317
COSPAR ID: 2025-188C
Type: Military*
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 456 km
Apogee (highest): 459 km
Inclination: 97.19°
Orbital period: 94 min
Launch year: 2025
Owner (CelesTrak): Luxembourg

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

Who operates it

LuxembourgLIVEActive

Optical imaging

Official description

Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies says the Directorate of Defence acquired the satellite and has it run under its control (5 Feb 2024).

Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies, minutes, 5 Feb 2024

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«un avenant (numéro 1) au contrat de service pour la gestion opérationnelle du système (sous le contrôle de la Direction de la Défense) attribuée au consortium LUXEOps (REHA Luxembourg, REHA Belgique, LUXSpace, OHB-Digital)»

“an amendment (number 1) to the service contract for the operational management of the system (under the control of the Directorate of Defence) awarded to the LUXEOps consortium (REHA Luxembourg, REHA Belgique, LUXSpace, OHB-Digital)”

“The NAOS project consists of acquiring and operating an Earth observation satellite”

Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies, minutes, 30 Mar 2020

azmth's translation · Show original

«Le projet NAOS consiste à acquérir et à opérer un satellite d'observation de la Terre»

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a commercial satellite for optical imaging, lists its owners as Direction de la defence (D7) and LUXEOPs, 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.