GLOBAL-16

NORAD 49950 · COSPAR 2021-120B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #27491 @ 388 x 408 km x 41.9938 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-24 05:20 UTC Â· 23.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GLOBAL-16
1 49950U 21120B 26297.22242006 .00028582 00000-0 39272-3 0 09998
2 49950 41.9938 3.0623 0014703 71.8443 288.4003 15.56576122274917

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 9th 2021

Spacecraft age

4 years, 10 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

55 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

41.9938Â°

Period

92.51 min

Perigee

388 km

Apogee

408 km

Eccentricity

0.0014703

RAAN

3.0623Â°

Arg of Perigee

71.8443Â°

Mean Motion

15.56576122 rev/d