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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 SKYSAT C1
1 41601U 16040C   25128.66413840  .00008761  00000-0  31014-3 0  9997
2 41601  97.0092 178.1698 0002575 143.9602 216.1813 15.29347765495925

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:56:21.557Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

72.3486°

Altitude

482.3 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 52m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

77.53763°

Longitude

-72.93454°

Altitude

489.467 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 46m 19s

Apparent Declination

34° 01' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:49:42

Azimuth

347.895° N

Elevation

-14.908°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.462 km

Perigee altitude

472.933 km

Semi-major axis

6,852.835 km

Eccentricity

0.0002575

Inclination

97.0092°

RAAN

178.1698°

Arg. of periapsis

143.9602°

True anomaly

216.16389°

Mean anomaly

216.1813°

Eccentric anomaly

216.17259°

Mean motion

3.82594 °/min

BSTAR

0.00031014

Orbital period

94.09 mins

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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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-05-10 02:37:32.061Z	124.14° SE	2025-05-10 02:40:32.061Z	62.834° ENE	21.676°	2025-05-10 02:42:32.061Z	22.799° NE
5 mins	2025-05-10 15:37:32.061Z	41.233° NE	2025-05-10 15:39:32.061Z	91.648° ESE	28.61°	2025-05-10 15:42:32.061Z	160.689° S

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Check out SKYSAT C1, 41601 on other resources

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