● ORBIT ING-NOW

CELESTIS-17

NORAD 47486 · COSPAR 2021-006CB · ACTIVE
Orbit: #32239 @ 460 x 470 km x 97.2075 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-14 22:36 UTC · 16.1 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 26318.94173793 .00005857 00000-0 18271-3 0 09998
2 47486 97.2075 356.3820 0007111 32.6577 327.5105 15.33572783322394
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
97.2075°
Period
93.9 min
Perigee
460 km
Apogee
470 km
Eccentricity
0.0007111
RAAN
356.382°
Arg of Perigee
32.6577°
Mean Motion
15.33572783 rev/d