Communications
GLOBAL-12
Commercial IoT Nanosatellite · Swarm Technologies (acquired by SpaceX)
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Global-12, one of Swarm Technologies' tiny 0.25U SpaceBEE satellites — among the smallest commercial satellites ever to reach orbit, each barely larger than a smartphone, relaying IoT data for agricultural and asset-tracking sensors. SpaceX acquired Swarm in 2021, folding its constellation and technology directly into Starlink's own IoT ambitions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 245–248 mi (394–399 km)
- Inclination
- 53.2°
- One orbit
- 92.3 minutes15.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49772
- Int’l designator
- 2021-115BA
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.