Satellite · NORAD 47971 · COSPAR 2021-023G
GLOBAL-9
- Operator BlackSky
- Constellation BlackSky Global / Gen-3
- Country United States
Altitude now
427.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.66km/s
Inclination
44.98°
Period
92.9 min
92.9 min
Perigee
415km
Apogee
420km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 00:05 UTC (21.2 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
- 40.179° S
- Longitude
- 49.392° E
- Altitude
- 427.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.656 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 00:05 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
- 22 Mar 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-023
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia
Objects from the same launch · 8
- VEERY-RL147965PayloadDecayed
- CENTAURI-3 (TYVAK-0210)47966PayloadDecayed
- M2-A47967PayloadDecayed
- MYRIOTA 7 (TYVAK-0152)47968PayloadDecayed
- GUNSMOKE-J 347969PayloadDecayed
- PHOTON-0247972PayloadDecayed
- M2-B47973PayloadDecayed
- ELECTRON R/B47970Rocket 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
- 47971
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-023G
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX3DZ28FSVTBZFJHN8G
- Canonical slug
- global-9-47971
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.