GLOBAL-9, 47971
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GLOBAL-9, 47971 is a payload satellite owned by BlackSky Global (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 22 Mar 2021 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: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 GLOBAL-9
1 47971U 21023G 26171.22438225 .00016984 00000-0 33857-3 0 9998
2 47971 44.9798 233.4544 0004424 333.6360 26.4304 15.46709788295419Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:23:06.626Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-115.76533°
Altitude
423.66 km
Speed
7.66 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 33m 49s
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
21:27:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
430.996 km
Perigee altitude
424.974 km
Semi-major axis
6,806.122 km
Eccentricity
0.00044
Inclination
44.9798°
RAAN
233.4544°
Arg. of periapsis
333.636°
True anomaly
26.45298°
Mean anomaly
26.4304°
Eccentric anomaly
26.44169°
Mean motion
3.86539 °/min
Orbital period
93.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00033857
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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2021 (2021-03-22 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-9 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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| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 10:27:53.234Z | 301.329° NW | 2026-06-22 10:30:53.234Z | 17.139° NNE | 31.256° | 2026-06-22 10:33:53.234Z | 79.116° E |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 12:06:53.234Z | 284.632° WNW | 2026-06-22 12:08:53.234Z | 149.113° SSE | 40.576° | 2026-06-22 12:10:53.234Z | 123.962° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 06:27:53.234Z | 206.018° SW | 2026-06-23 06:28:53.234Z | 167.093° S | 36.065° | 2026-06-23 06:31:53.234Z | 77.223° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 08:04:53.234Z | 284.853° WNW | 2026-06-23 08:06:53.234Z | 357.643° N | 34.356° | 2026-06-23 08:09:53.234Z | 60.441° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 09:42:53.234Z | 312.039° NW | 2026-06-23 09:44:53.234Z | 15.976° NNE | 29.271° | 2026-06-23 09:46:53.234Z | 65.289° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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