Dataset 2026.09.03

Published Sep 3, 2026 · 16,786 records · coverage as of Sep 3, 2026

Downloads

SubsetFormatRowsSizeDownload
active_payloadsCSV16,5463.2 MB
active_payloads.csv
SHA-256: a9d02a39f0d32e71280f4943ab6bbe066ff2e1e7fd1d53e0c177c213991ffd4e
active_payloadsJSON16,54610.6 MB
active_payloads.json
SHA-256: a578cb37a9028adac7a72220ee6951c95f9a1636cc7b40cc6de3d1253238036b
claimsCSV116,88715.5 MB
claims.csv
SHA-256: e6ef7a9c90f627b89fb80a904ed171ff5dfba39949567ecd9c47eb34a897f46f
claimsJSON116,88741.1 MB
claims.json
SHA-256: b96b61b1140a73c6e2a30705729cc5f6ef83cfc7f86246cbd13bea31203bfaca
classroom_sampleCSV5011.4 KB
classroom_sample.csv
SHA-256: 59570bdb76b52824361e6b5917e3503a05d04d77f0a403d872d0f57e90f1033e
classroom_sampleJSON5033.9 KB
classroom_sample.json
SHA-256: 5ae0cb000a0812fbfbeb1aa61fd2f842fcddaea63078176104fc9403391af4ac
launchesCSV16,786762.1 KB
launches.csv
SHA-256: 2ae9a0bdf83765e4f47e4b662b9ee5f8febbb9576ce23a0de10448e885090bc0
launchesJSON16,7863.3 MB
launches.json
SHA-256: dfeef90f0543aab4dd520e08ee615177357e903ed60f7353709a722bf5f44847
manifestJSON16.1 KB
manifest.json
SHA-256: 0d5842d963df7decf06a507750c49ca9b3afb0302432c96ac1cfb1943f303118
operatorsCSV85235.8 KB
operators.csv
SHA-256: b8cd41dc31dfc5ae3fa39ca10f3de084c83a9ca989dd9949a2fbc8b9e75c51d9
operatorsJSON852101.3 KB
operators.json
SHA-256: 558f046e72537b8f6c6d8fbea010f90eee1db74920e9009b70e864329d304c67
reentriesCSV23522.8 KB
reentries.csv
SHA-256: 5cc7ed3f6fddc431099ffb76c18e17e2ba3cbe934fdab56a0e392a99ff53c307
reentriesJSON23562.2 KB
reentries.json
SHA-256: 067a5b2ed99c891c28146d379dbc2e8da264495f6e0f7dc531ee0b4565d4e5ae

Version comparison

Compared with
2026.09.02
Net record change
+1 (16,785 → 16,786)
Schema
unchanged (2)

New · 1

  • STRIX-9 100561

Decayed · 6

  • CLUSTER II-FM8 (TANGO) 26464
  • STARLINK-1640 46173
  • STARLINK-1676 46556
  • JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3D27 52444
  • JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3D29 52446
  • FLOCK 4Q-26 58284

Records changed · 6

  • COMS 1 36744
    • operational_status: OPERATIONAL NONOPERATIONAL
  • TESS 43435
    • country_code: US
    • operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  • STARLINK-1304 45376
    • orbit_class: LEO VLEO
  • STARLINK-2147 47736
    • orbit_class: LEO VLEO
  • STARLINK-31943 59878
    • orbit_class: LEO VLEO
  • MTG-I2 100530
    • orbit_class: HEO MEO

Release notes & known issues

Automated release from the live catalog. Subsets: active_payloads, operators, launches, reentries, claims, classroom_sample.

Provenance & citation

Schema version
2
Licence
ODbL-1.0
Source versions
  • Wikidata: slug: wikidata · latest successful import: 2026-09-02T16:11:40.459957+00:00 · source fetched: 2026-09-02T16:11:39.99+00:00 · licence: CC0 1.0
  • CelesTrak SATCAT: slug: celestrak-satcat · latest successful import: 2026-09-03T10:27:11.77256+00:00 · source fetched: 2026-09-03T10:27:11.367+00:00 · licence: CelesTrak usage policy; no standalone reuse license stated
  • OrbitalWiki manual curation: slug: orbitalwiki-curation · latest successful import: 2026-09-03T10:27:23.44146+00:00 · source fetched: 2026-09-03T10:27:23.514+00:00 · licence: ODbL-1.0 (OrbitalWiki structure and original contributions)
  • SatNOGS DB: slug: satnogs · latest successful import: not recorded · source fetched: not recorded · licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
  • GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog: slug: gcat-mcdowell · latest successful import: 2026-09-03T12:47:21.829726+00:00 · source fetched: 2026-09-03T12:47:21.144+00:00 · licence: CC BY 4.0
  • CelesTrak OMM/JSON: slug: celestrak-omm · latest successful import: 2026-09-03T10:26:59.994255+00:00 · source fetched: 2026-09-03T10:26:59.564+00:00 · licence: CelesTrak usage policy; no standalone reuse license stated
Citation
OrbitalWiki Satellite Catalog, dataset release 2026.09.03 (data as of 2026-09-03). https://www.orbitalwiki.com/datasets - OrbitalWiki compilation licensed ODbL-1.0; upstream provenance includes CelesTrak, GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0), and Wikidata (CC0). Review each upstream source's terms before redistribution.

Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use.