GLOBAL-9

NORAD 47971 · COSPAR 2021-023G · ACTIVE

Orbit: #31298 @ 411 x 416 km x 44.9806 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 13:03 UTC Â· 15.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GLOBAL-9
1 47971U 21023G 26284.54380915 .00041017 00000-0 69082-3 0 09994
2 47971 44.9806 314.3738 0003886 352.8331 7.2505 15.51073367312980

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

44.9806Â°

Period

92.84 min

Perigee

411 km

Apogee

416 km

Eccentricity

0.0003886

RAAN

314.3738Â°

Arg of Perigee

352.8331Â°

Mean Motion

15.51073367 rev/d