Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT Z at a glance.
Uptime
1626
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT Z.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT Z
International designator: 2021-006Z
Object number (NORAD): 47436
Object ID (CCSDS): 47436
Country: TO BE DETERMINED/UNKNOWN (TBD)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.274 minutes
Inclination: 97.2744 deg
SMA: 6861.524 km
Apoapsis: 490.507 km
Periapsis: 476.271 km
RAAN: 234.3931 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010374
Argument of periapsis: 351.2059 deg
Mean anomaly: 8.8997 deg
Mean motion: 15.27467245 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003712 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014063 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT Z
TLE line 1: 1 47436U 21006Z 25188.88494991 .00003712 00000-0 14063-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 47436 97.2744 234.3931 0010374 351.2059 8.8997 15.27467245246752
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Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT Z.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Transporter 1 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
OBJECT Z was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 24, 2021, 3 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 24, 2021, 3 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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