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GLOBAL-9
Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Commercial Operator
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Global-9, a commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact communications hardware for future constellation deployment.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 262–266 mi (421–428 km)
- Inclination
- 45.0°
- One orbit
- 92.9 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 47971
- Int’l designator
- 2021-023G
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.
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