GLOBAL-9

NORAD 47971 · COSPAR 2021-023G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #31614 @ 408 x 413 km x 44.9791 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-31 21:18 UTC Â· 10.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GLOBAL-9
1 47971U 21023G 26304.88790548 .00024080 00000-0 39472-3 0 09992
2 47971 44.9791 199.1567 0003376 168.2514 191.8457 15.52081239316144

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 22nd 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 7 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

44.9791Â°

Period

92.78 min

Perigee

408 km

Apogee

413 km

Eccentricity

0.0003376

RAAN

199.1567Â°

Arg of Perigee

168.2514Â°

Mean Motion

15.52081239 rev/d