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GLOBAL-16

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number
49950
COSPAR ID
2021-120B
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
Perigee384 km
Apogee406 km
Inclination41.99°
Period92.5 min
Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 13:53:42
Mean motion15.5763704 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0016941
Inclination41.9937°
Right ascension of node264.8952°
Argument of perigee194.0969°
Mean anomaly165.9407°
B* drag term6.1418e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch27,746

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).