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SKYSAT C4, 41771

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C4, 41771 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Sep 2016 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

41771, 2016-058B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

20 hours 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)

2016-09-16 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

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 20 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C4
1 41771U 16058B   25191.63935672  .00006443  00000-0  17852-3 0  9992
2 41771  96.9540 224.7647 0003649  84.3295 275.8367 15.37271920492819

Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:20:40.42Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

65.79354°

Altitude

457.054 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 59m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-79.79432°

Longitude

108.93792°

Altitude

484.627 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 32m 27s

Apparent Declination

-65° 18' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:35:43

Azimuth

193.177° SSW

Elevation

-63.326°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

453.597 km

Perigee altitude

448.613 km

Semi-major axis

6,829.242 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

96.954°

RAAN

224.7647°

Arg. of periapsis

84.3295°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

275.8367°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.84578 °/min

Orbital period

93.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00017852

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SKYSAT C4 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	2025-07-11 15:19:42.701Z	0.566° NNE	2025-07-11 15:22:42.701Z	293.446° NW	38.206°	2025-07-11 15:25:42.701Z	209.044° SW
4 mins	2025-07-12 01:51:42.701Z	128.627° SE	2025-07-12 01:53:42.701Z	68.231° E	29.758°	2025-07-12 01:55:42.701Z	15.587° NNE

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