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CELESTIS-17
NORAD
47486
· COSPAR
2021-006CB
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Orbit:
#31931 @ 460 x 471 km x 97.2109 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-10-25 20:14 UTC
·
14.4 h old
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🛰️ 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
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Current TLE
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CELESTIS-17 & SHERPA-FX1
1 47486U 21006CB 26298.84333511 .00003658 00000-0 11574-3 0 09996
2 47486 97.2109 336.7785 0008193 91.0673 269.1509 15.33365793319319
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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
97.2109°
Period
93.91
min
Perigee
460
km
Apogee
471
km
Eccentricity
0.0008193
RAAN
336.7785°
Arg of Perigee
91.0673°
Mean Motion
15.33365793
rev/d