Satellites/GLOBAL-18
GLOBAL-18
Satellite · United StatesActive
Who
Owner / operatorBlackSky Global
ManufacturerLeoStella LLC (SFLIN/THALES)
CountryUnited States
Catalogue owner codeUS
Orbit
OrbitingEarth
Orbit classLEO
Perigee407 km
Apogee414 km
Inclination52.98°
Period92.8 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 14:54:01
Mean motion15.52121436 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0005054
Inclination52.9804°
Right ascension of node278.7162°
Argument of perigee45.0004°
Mean anomaly315.1413°
B* drag term5.8950e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch25,950
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).