Satellite · NORAD 63027 · COSPAR 2025-033B
GLOBAL-31
- Operator BlackSky
- Constellation BlackSky Global / Gen-3
- Country United States
Altitude now
467.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
59.00°
Period
93.6 min
93.6 min
Perigee
442km
Apogee
462km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:50 UTC (8.8 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 34.330° S
- Longitude
- 145.078° W
- Altitude
- 467.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.630 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:50 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- BlackSky Global / Gen-3 via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- BlackSky
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 18 Feb 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-033
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia
Objects from the same launch · 2
- ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B63026Rocket bodyDecayed
- ELECTRON R/B63028Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 63027
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-033B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYADAGJDBKDXPK1252D
- Canonical slug
- global-31-63027
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.