SKYSAT 2, 40072
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT 2, 40072 is a payload satellite owned by Skybox (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 08 Jul 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Skybox
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
SKYSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
82 kg wet, 82 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.800 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 SKYSAT 2
1 40072U 14037D 25255.78130049 .00001360 00000-0 15944-3 0 9995
2 40072 98.3454 194.8055 0007259 95.7739 264.4303 14.86784490604725Epoch: 2025-09-12T18:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-12T18:45:04.362Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-78.48676°
Altitude
611.503 km
Speed
7.553 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 59m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:46:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
610.112 km
Perigee altitude
599.974 km
Semi-major axis
6,983.18 km
Eccentricity
0.00073
Inclination
98.3454°
RAAN
194.8055°
Arg. of periapsis
95.7739°
True anomaly
264.34752°
Mean anomaly
264.4303°
Eccentric anomaly
264.38891°
Mean motion
3.71932 °/min
Orbital period
96.79 mins
BSTAR
0.00015944
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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SKYSAT 2 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-09-13 08:15:14.340Z | 41.313° NE | 2025-09-13 08:18:14.340Z | 96.6° ESE | 26.05° | 2025-09-13 08:21:14.340Z | 152.698° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-13 09:52:14.340Z | 324.952° NNW | 2025-09-13 09:54:14.340Z | 285.567° WNW | 20.685° | 2025-09-13 09:56:14.340Z | 251.199° W |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-13 19:08:14.340Z | 107.869° ESE | 2025-09-13 19:10:14.340Z | 72.171° E | 21.106° | 2025-09-13 19:13:14.340Z | 20.581° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-13 20:44:14.340Z | 221.384° SW | 2025-09-13 20:46:14.340Z | 266.305° W | 25.638° | 2025-09-13 20:49:14.340Z | 319.269° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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