▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	52.9802°
Eccentricity	0.0004111
Period	93.1 min
Apogee	428 km
Perigee	423 km
Mean motion	15.46973117 rev/day
RAAN	162.3799°
Arg of perigee	1.2196°
Mean anomaly	358.8819°
B*	2.7699e-4
Rev at epoch	24,001

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 52196U 22034B 26187.89934838 .00013792 00000-0 27699-3 0 9998

2 52196 52.9802 162.3799 0004111 1.2196 358.8819 15.46973117240017

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "GLOBAL-18",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2022-034B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:35:03.7+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.46973117,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0004111,
  "INCLINATION": 52.9802,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 162.3799,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 1.2196,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 358.8819,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 52196,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 24001,
  "BSTAR": 0.00027699,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00013792,
  "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-18
Operator	BlackSky GlobalHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Apr 2, 2022HIGHvia 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/52196

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