GLOBAL-4, 44499
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GLOBAL-4, 44499 is a payload satellite owned by BlackSky Global (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 19 Aug 2019 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LeoStella
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
BSKY, Unknown motor
Mass
55 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 GLOBAL-4
1 44499U 19054E 25355.55888042 .00023425 00000-0 42708-3 0 9999
2 44499 45.0071 169.2670 0008485 233.6643 126.3466 15.49061899352686Epoch: 2025-12-21T13:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T13:24:47.268Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-122.29953°
Altitude
422.89 km
Speed
7.657 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 17m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:39:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
426.861 km
Perigee altitude
415.323 km
Semi-major axis
6,799.229 km
Eccentricity
0.00085
Inclination
45.0071°
RAAN
169.267°
Arg. of periapsis
233.6643°
True anomaly
126.42487°
Mean anomaly
126.3466°
Eccentric anomaly
126.38574°
Mean motion
3.87127 °/min
Orbital period
92.99 mins
BSTAR
0.00042708
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2019 (2019-08-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GLOBAL-4 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-12-21 21:39:44.658Z | 267.431° W | 2025-12-21 21:41:44.658Z | 230.362° WSW | 19.734° | 2025-12-21 21:44:44.658Z | 166.159° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-22 14:22:44.658Z | 186.031° SSW | 2025-12-22 14:24:44.658Z | 129.276° SE | 23.369° | 2025-12-22 14:26:44.658Z | 89.688° E |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-22 15:59:44.658Z | 267.388° W | 2025-12-22 16:01:44.658Z | 9.224° NNE | 40.326° | 2025-12-22 16:04:44.658Z | 62.43° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-22 17:37:44.658Z | 312.876° NW | 2025-12-22 17:38:44.658Z | 341.637° N | 27.659° | 2025-12-22 17:41:44.658Z | 61.062° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-22 19:14:44.658Z | 304.51° NW | 2025-12-22 19:16:44.658Z | 2.7° NNE | 38.487° | 2025-12-22 19:19:44.658Z | 93.92° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-22 20:52:44.658Z | 259.184° W | 2025-12-22 20:53:44.658Z | 231.093° WSW | 27.158° | 2025-12-22 20:56:44.658Z | 152.613° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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