Payload
GLOBAL-16
OperationalPayloadLEO
GLOBAL-16 is a BlackSky Global payload satellite, launched on December 9, 2021 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 9, 2021 at 12:02 AM UTC
- Launch site
- RLLB
- Launched by
- Electron →
- Operator
- Rocket Lab
- Mission
- A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 426 km
- Periapsis
- 408 km
- Inclination
- 41.99°
- Orbital period
- 92.91 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- BlackSky Global
- Manufacturer
- LeoStella
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 55 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2021-120B
- NORAD catalog №
- 49950
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational
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