GLOBAL-9

NORAD 47971 · COSPAR 2021-023G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #31329 @ 411 x 416 km x 44.9802 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 12:57 UTC Â· 24 h old

Orbit history

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Velocity —

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Current TLE

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GLOBAL-9
1 47971U 21023G 26286.54021675 .00027250 00000-0 46032-3 0 09994
2 47971 44.9802 303.0759 0003561 6.7036 353.3903 15.51173819313296

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 22nd 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 6 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

BlackSky Global

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Launch vehicle

Electron

Contractor

LeoStella

Launch mass

56 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

44.9802Â°

Period

92.83 min

Perigee

411 km

Apogee

416 km

Eccentricity

0.0003561

RAAN

303.0759Â°

Arg of Perigee

6.7036Â°

Mean Motion

15.51173819 rev/d