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GLOBAL-2
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial
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Global-2, a commercial technology demonstration CubeSat testing compact communications and sensor hardware.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 335–340 mi (539–547 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 95.4 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43812
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099BG
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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