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GLOBAL-9

NORAD 47971· COSPAR 2021-023G· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Mar 22, 2021 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | They Go Up So Fast (Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 00:56 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Mar 22, 2021
Mass
Apogee
429 km
Perigee
424 km
Inclination
44.98°
Period
1.55 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for GLOBAL-9 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.7 km
Rate
-0.13 km/day
Now
424 × 429 km
427430424Aug 26Sep 9
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.

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