● ORBIT ING-NOW

CELESTIS-17

NORAD 47486 · COSPAR 2021-006CB · ACTIVE
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 history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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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
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 24th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
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
—

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