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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

40072, 2014-037D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Skybox

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SKYSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

82 kg wet, 82 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-07-08 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.800 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SKYSAT 2
1 40072U 14037D   25353.81790359  .00001188  00000-0  13825-3 0  9998
2 40072  98.3621 297.8980 0006578 130.2703 229.9088 14.87350414619291

Epoch: 2025-12-19T19:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T19:37:46.870Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-85.2009°

Altitude

612.196 km

Speed

7.551 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 51m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:39:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

607.863 km

Perigee altitude

598.678 km

Semi-major axis

6,981.407 km

Eccentricity

0.00066

Inclination

98.3621°

RAAN

297.898°

Arg. of periapsis

130.2703°

True anomaly

229.85116°

Mean anomaly

229.9088°

Eccentric anomaly

229.87998°

Mean motion

3.72073 °/min

Orbital period

96.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00013825

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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)

MKA PN2 (RELEK), 40070

SL-4 R/B, 40077 (Decayed)

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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.
7 mins	2025-12-20 09:06:41.960Z	22.105° NNE	2025-12-20 09:10:41.960Z	118.673° SE	40.311°	2025-12-20 09:13:41.960Z	178.637° S
6 mins	2025-12-20 19:59:41.960Z	132.673° SE	2025-12-20 20:01:41.960Z	90.054° ESE	33.411°	2025-12-20 20:05:41.960Z	2.975° NNE

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SKYSAT 2, 40072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T19:37:46.870Z)

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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)

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