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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

US

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 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C1
1 41601U 16040C   26091.06452717  .00011722  00000-0  34748-3 0  9995
2 41601  96.9656 127.0014 0001100 356.4939   3.6297 15.34980374546030

Epoch: 2026-04-01T01:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T01:32:55.147Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-85.66109°

Altitude

463.351 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 28m 00s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

21:00:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

458.658 km

Perigee altitude

457.154 km

Semi-major axis

6,836.043 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

96.9656°

RAAN

127.0014°

Arg. of periapsis

356.4939°

True anomaly

3.6305°

Mean anomaly

3.6297°

Eccentric anomaly

3.6301°

Mean motion

3.84004 °/min

Orbital period

93.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00034748

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

FLOCK 2P 5, 41616 (Decayed)

CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

FLOCK 2P 10, 41612 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 3, 41618 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 11, 41608 (Decayed)

LAPAN A3, 41603

BEESAT 4, 41619 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 2, 41609 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 9, 41610 (Decayed)

GHGSAT-D, 41602 (Decayed)

BIROS, 41604 (Decayed)

PSLV DEB, 41621 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 12, 41614 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 1, 41617 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-04-02 02:43:04.467Z	193.26° SSW	2026-04-02 02:45:04.467Z	253.614° W	36.371°	2026-04-02 02:48:04.467Z	334.55° NNW

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Check out SKYSAT C1, 41601 on other resources

View SKYSAT C1, 41601 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View SKYSAT C1, 41601 on Heavens-Above

View SKYSAT C1, 41601 on Keep Track

View SKYSAT C1, 41601 on Celestrak

View SKYSAT C1, 41601 on Gunter's Space Page

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