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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

Partially operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SKYSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

82 kg wet, 82 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-07-08 (12 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: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 SKYSAT 2
1 40072U 14037D   26154.60898846  .00001643  00000-0  18569-3 0  9991
2 40072  98.3831 112.8009 0004889 336.4365  23.6625 14.87990525643947

Epoch: 2026-06-03T14:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T14:36:56.602Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

1.49991°

Altitude

604.105 km

Speed

7.559 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 31m 12s

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

05:43:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

604.68 km

Perigee altitude

597.855 km

Semi-major axis

6,979.404 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

98.3831°

RAAN

112.8009°

Arg. of periapsis

336.4365°

True anomaly

23.685°

Mean anomaly

23.6625°

Eccentric anomaly

23.67375°

Mean motion

3.72234 °/min

Orbital period

96.71 mins

BSTAR

0.00018569

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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.
6 mins	2026-06-07 20:26:08.038Z	119.423° SE	2026-06-07 20:29:08.038Z	65.065° ENE	23.719°	2026-06-07 20:32:08.038Z	15.016° NNE
4 mins	2026-06-07 22:03:08.038Z	231.656° WSW	2026-06-07 22:05:08.038Z	274.983° WNW	22.314°	2026-06-07 22:07:08.038Z	309.779° NW
6 mins	2026-06-08 09:47:08.038Z	32.93° NE	2026-06-08 09:50:08.038Z	114.191° SE	36.069°	2026-06-08 09:53:08.038Z	171.325° S

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SKYSAT 2, 40072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T14:36:56.602Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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