▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.8171°
Eccentricity	0.0029369
Period	98.1 min
Apogee	689 km
Perigee	648 km
Mean motion	14.67686407 rev/day
RAAN	186.2942°
Arg of perigee	141.0911°
Mean anomaly	219.2416°
B*	1.0301e-4
Rev at epoch	52,260

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 41787U 16059E 26187.90768480 .00000543 00000-0 10301-3 0 9994

2 41787 97.8171 186.2942 0029369 141.0911 219.2416 14.67686407522609

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "PATHFINDER 1",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2016-059E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:47:03.967+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.67686407,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0029369,
  "INCLINATION": 97.8171,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 186.2942,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 141.0911,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 219.2416,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 41787,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 52260,
  "BSTAR": 0.00010301,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000543,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	PATHFINDER 1
Operator	BlackSky GlobalHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Sep 26, 2016HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	44HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/41787

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.