Satellite · NORAD 68098 · COSPAR 2026-043A
GLOBAL-34
- Operator BlackSky
- Constellation BlackSky Global / Gen-3
- Country United States
Altitude now
475.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
42.02°
Period
93.9 min
93.9 min
Perigee
462km
Apogee
465km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:37 UTC (9.0 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 42.176° S
- Longitude
- 33.092° E
- Altitude
- 475.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.629 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:37 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
- 05 Mar 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-043
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia
Objects from the same launch · 2
- ELECTRON R/B68099Rocket bodyDecayed
- ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B68100Rocket 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 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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
- 68098
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-043A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZJT5CH4GXNR7KG775D
- Canonical slug
- global-34-68098
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.