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GLOBAL-34

NORAD 68098· COSPAR 2026-043A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Mar 5, 2026 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 22:41 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Mar 5, 2026
Mass
Apogee
474 km
Perigee
472 km
Inclination
42.02°
Period
1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for GLOBAL-34 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.7 km
Rate
-0.05 km/day
Now
472 × 474 km
473475472Aug 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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