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CELESTIS-17
NORAD
47486
· COSPAR
2021-006CB
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Orbit:
#31905 @ 460 x 471 km x 97.2117 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-10-24 03:31 UTC
·
30 h old
🌍 Orbit view · current predicted position
🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
Latitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Heading
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Orbit #
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Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend:
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Current TLE
// onowactive
CELESTIS-17 & SHERPA-FX1
1 47486U 21006CB 26297.14661043 .00004756 00000-0 14982-3 0 09998
2 47486 97.2117 335.1232 0008171 95.7188 264.4987 15.33352754319058
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TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 24th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Kepler Communications
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Kepler Aerospace
Launch mass
9
kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.2117°
Period
93.91
min
Perigee
460
km
Apogee
471
km
Eccentricity
0.0008171
RAAN
335.1232°
Arg of Perigee
95.7188°
Mean Motion
15.33352754
rev/d