▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	41.9955°
Eccentricity	0.0012394
Period	92.8 min
Apogee	422 km
Perigee	405 km
Mean motion	15.51181862 rev/day
RAAN	296.7612°
Arg of perigee	15.6283°
Mean anomaly	344.4942°
B*	3.6857e-4
Rev at epoch	25,788

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 49950U 21120B 26187.74658953 .00021917 00000-0 36857-3 0 9996

2 49950 41.9955 296.7612 0012394 15.6283 344.4942 15.51181862257887

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "GLOBAL-16",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2021-120B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:55:05.335+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.51181862,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0012394,
  "INCLINATION": 41.9955,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 296.7612,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 15.6283,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 344.4942,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 49950,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 25788,
  "BSTAR": 0.00036857,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00021917,
  "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-16
Operator	BlackSky GlobalHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Dec 9, 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/49950

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