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UMBRA-09

NORAD 60541· COSPAR 2024-149CB· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 16, 2024 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 04:55 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 16, 2024
Mass
Apogee
522 km
Perigee
521 km
Inclination
97.69°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for UMBRA-09 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+11.2 km
Rate
+0.81 km/day
Now
521 × 522 km
515522509Aug 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.

Launched with

60 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-149 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 36 more from this launch.

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