CELESTIS-17 & SHERPA-FX1
Launch
Launched on Jan 24, 2021 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:08 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 24, 2021
Mass
—
Apogee
474 km
Perigee
468 km
Inclination
97.22°
Period
1.56 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for CELESTIS-17 & SHERPA-FX1 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
468 × 474 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
6 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2021-006 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).
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