ICEYE-X78

Military*LEOSSOPolarPoland

ICEYE-X78 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 Poland in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 596 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 97 minutes at an inclination of 97.7°. It was launched in 2026. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 68995
COSPAR ID: 2026-100R
Type: Military*
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 596 km
Apogee (highest): 602 km
Inclination: 97.72°
Orbital period: 97 min
Launch year: 2026
Owner (CelesTrak): Poland

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

Who operates it

PolandLIVEActive

Radar imaging

Official description

Poland's Ministry of National Defence says the fourth radar satellite of the MikroSAR system, which it handed over to the Polish Armed Forces, was placed in orbit in May 2026 (15 May 2026).

Ministry of National Defence, 15 May 2026

Show original

„uroczym przekazaniu Siłom Zbrojnym RP systemu satelitarnego rozpoznania radarowego MikroSAR”

“the ceremonial handover to the Polish Armed Forces of the MikroSAR radar reconnaissance satellite system”

azmth matched the statement to this satellite: ICEYE's release of 4 May 2026 says the CAS500-2 launch carried the Polish Armed Forces' fourth radar satellite and one for the Portuguese Air Force, and the US satellite catalogue lists two ICEYE satellites on that launch: this one, with owner Poland, and ICEYE-X82, with owner Portugal.

“The next launch campaign took place in May 2026 and succeeded, placing the fourth radar satellite in orbit.”

Ministry of National Defence, MikroSAR page (read 5 Oct 2026)

azmth's translation · Show original

„Kolejna kampania startowa odbyła się w maju 2026 r. i zakończyła się sukcesem umieszczając na orbicie czwartego satelity radarowego.”

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a commercial satellite for radar imaging, lists its owners as Ministry of National Defence and Military Communication Works No. 1, 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.

Military satellites, counted and explained →

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.