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GLOBAL-19
Commercial IoT Nanosatellite · Swarm Technologies (acquired by SpaceX)
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Global-19, 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
- 284–291 mi (456–468 km)
- Inclination
- 42.0°
- One orbit
- 93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 55982
- Int’l designator
- 2023-041B
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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