● ORBIT ING-NOW

CELESTIS-17

NORAD 47486 · COSPAR 2021-006CB · ACTIVE
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

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 26298.84333511 .00003658 00000-0 11574-3 0 09996
2 47486 97.2109 336.7785 0008193 91.0673 269.1509 15.33365793319319
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
97.2109°
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