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SKYSAT C1, 41601

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C1, 41601 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 22 Jun 2016 UTC via a PSLV-XL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

41601, 2016-040C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral (MDA)

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor

Mass

110 kg wet, 110 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-06-22 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C1
1 41601U 16040C   25242.09754308  .00010088  00000-0  34970-3 0  9997
2 41601  96.9991 285.0929 0002656  29.6430 330.4962 15.29995707513263

Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:20:27.722Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-88.55934°

Altitude

477.356 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 00m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:00:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

474.58 km

Perigee altitude

470.941 km

Semi-major axis

6,850.898 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

96.9991°

RAAN

285.0929°

Arg. of periapsis

29.643°

True anomaly

330.48121°

Mean anomaly

330.4962°

Eccentric anomaly

330.4887°

Mean motion

3.82756 °/min

Orbital period

94.05 mins

BSTAR

0.0003497

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2016 (2016-06-22 UTC)

CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

SATHYABAMASAT, 41600 (Decayed)

GHGSAT-D, 41602 (Decayed)

LAPAN A3, 41603

BIROS, 41604

M3MSAT, 41605

FLOCK 2P 6, 41606 (Decayed)

SWAYAM, 41607 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 11, 41608 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 2, 41609 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 9, 41610 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 4, 41611 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 10, 41612 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 8, 41613 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C1 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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 03:35:57.933Z	220.561° SW	2025-08-31 03:37:57.933Z	277.597° WNW	24.997°	2025-08-31 03:39:57.933Z	318.951° NNW
4 mins	2025-08-31 15:01:57.933Z	62.315° ENE	2025-08-31 15:02:57.933Z	83.685° E	18.872°	2025-08-31 15:05:57.933Z	143.196° SSE
4 mins	2025-08-31 16:34:57.933Z	325.715° NNW	2025-08-31 16:36:57.933Z	280.642° WNW	19.413°	2025-08-31 16:38:57.933Z	243.249° WSW