▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	44.9802°
Eccentricity	0.0002625
Period	93.1 min
Apogee	426 km
Perigee	423 km
Mean motion	15.47338011 rev/day
RAAN	142.6639°
Arg of perigee	95.8826°
Mean anomaly	264.2364°
B*	3.4917e-4
Rev at epoch	29,791

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 47971U 21023G 26187.36746325 .00017918 00000-0 34917-3 0 9999

2 47971 44.9802 142.6639 0002625 95.8826 264.2364 15.47338011297919

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "GLOBAL-9",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-023G",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T08:49:08.825+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.47338011,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002625,
  "INCLINATION": 44.9802,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 142.6639,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 95.8826,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 264.2364,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 47971,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 29791,
  "BSTAR": 0.00034917,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00017918,
  "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	GLOBAL-9
Operator	BlackSky GlobalHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 22, 2021HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	55HIGHvia 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/47971

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