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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

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

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, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 SKYSAT C1
1 41601U 16040C   25180.79754401  .00004848  00000-0  16869-3 0  9993
2 41601  97.0041 227.3375 0002555  56.6943 303.4543 15.30126470503890

Epoch: 2025-06-29T19:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T19:08:27.802Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

22.10512°

Altitude

477.585 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 09m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.88512°

Longitude

-164.29902°

Altitude

496.161 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 10m 52s

Apparent Declination

-74° 07' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:35:39

Azimuth

159.428° S

Elevation

-44.578°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

474.12 km

Perigee altitude

470.62 km

Semi-major axis

6,850.507 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.0041°

RAAN

227.3375°

Arg. of periapsis

56.6943°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

303.4543°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82789 °/min

Orbital period

94.05 mins

BSTAR

0.00016869

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-01 15:38:47.593Z	24.714° NE	2025-07-01 15:41:47.593Z	91.564° ESE	36.286°	2025-07-01 15:44:47.593Z	171.886° S
5 mins	2025-07-02 03:46:47.593Z	214.095° SW	2025-07-02 03:48:47.593Z	262.972° W	25.097°	2025-07-02 03:51:47.593Z	323.981° NNW

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