ICEYE-X63

Military*LEOSSOPolarFinland

ICEYE-X63 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 Finland in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 606 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 97 minutes at an inclination of 97.8°. It was launched in 2026. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 67372
COSPAR ID: 2026-004K
Type: Military*
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 606 km
Apogee (highest): 614 km
Inclination: 97.81°
Orbital period: 97 min
Launch year: 2026
Owner (CelesTrak): Finland

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

Who operates it

FinlandLIVEActive

Radar imaging

Official description

The Finnish Defence Forces says the second radar satellite it owns was launched on 11 January 2026 (12 Jan 2026).

Finnish Defence Forces, 12 Jan 2026

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“Puolustusvoimien toinen oma SAR-tutkasatelliitti laukaistiin avaruuteen Exolaunchin integroimana 11. tammikuuta 2026 SpaceX:n Twilight-yhteiskuljetuslennolla.”

“The Defence Forces' second SAR radar satellite of their own, integrated by Exolaunch, was launched into space on 11 January 2026 on SpaceX's Twilight rideshare flight.”

azmth matched the statement to this satellite: the release names the launch of 11 January 2026; of the two ICEYE satellites it carried, the US satellite catalogue lists this one with owner Finland and the other, ICEYE-X64, with owner the Netherlands.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a commercial satellite for radar imaging, lists its owner as Finnish Defence Forces, 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.