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GLOBAL-9

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number
47971
COSPAR ID
2021-023G
Launched
2021-03-22
site code RLLB
Orbit
LEO
Constellation

Who

Owner / operatorBlackSky Global
ManufacturerLeoStella LLC (SFLIN/THALES)
CountryUnited States
Catalogue owner codeUS

Orbit

OrbitingEarth
Orbit classLEO
Perigee406 km
Apogee413 km
Inclination44.98°
Period92.8 min
Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 06:05:15
Mean motion15.52530843 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0004602
Inclination44.978°
Right ascension of node151.7291°
Argument of perigee219.4749°
Mean anomaly140.5808°
B* drag term5.1124e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch31,744

Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.

Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).