GLOBAL-18, 52196
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GLOBAL-18, 52196 is a payload satellite owned by BlackSky Global (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 02 Apr 2022 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-18
1 52196U 22034B 26171.35717741 .00016854 00000-0 34329-3 0 9994
2 52196 52.9807 241.4882 0003224 296.5076 63.5599 15.46390120237450Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:34:20.128Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-155.66861°
Altitude
427.207 km
Speed
7.657 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 05m 57s
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
21:24:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
429.778 km
Perigee altitude
425.39 km
Semi-major axis
6,805.721 km
Eccentricity
0.00032
Inclination
52.9807°
RAAN
241.4882°
Arg. of periapsis
296.5076°
True anomaly
63.59299°
Mean anomaly
63.5599°
Eccentric anomaly
63.57644°
Mean motion
3.86573 °/min
Orbital period
93.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00034329
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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2022 (2022-04-02 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-18 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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| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 12:11:59.175Z | 339.567° N | 2026-06-22 12:13:59.175Z | 16.952° NNE | 17.1° | 2026-06-22 12:15:59.175Z | 59.4° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 13:49:59.175Z | 302.895° NW | 2026-06-22 13:50:59.175Z | 287.281° WNW | 41.288° | 2026-06-22 13:53:59.175Z | 136.45° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 06:33:59.175Z | 223.488° SW | 2026-06-23 06:35:59.175Z | 86.44° E | 43.931° | 2026-06-23 06:38:59.175Z | 52.373° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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