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GLOBAL-17

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number
49949
COSPAR ID
2021-120A
Launched
2021-12-09
site code RLLB
Orbit
LEO
Constellation

Who

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

Orbit

OrbitingEarth
Orbit classLEO
Perigee373 km
Apogee398 km
Inclination41.99°
Period92.3 min
Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 03:15:30
Mean motion15.60798911 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0019086
Inclination41.9931°
Right ascension of node260.5051°
Argument of perigee201.133°
Mean anomaly158.8731°
B* drag term6.7213e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch27,748

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).