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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

14 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 14 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C4
1 41771U 16058B   25128.67017617  .00012289  00000-0  35258-3 0  9991
2 41771  96.9594 165.1779 0000480  59.5294 300.5999 15.35998314483149

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:05Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:05:03.221Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

57.17713°

Altitude

460.914 km

Speed

7.636 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 00m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-14.75509°

Longitude

59.56108°

Altitude

464.002 km

Speed

7.634 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 59m 45s

Apparent Declination

-50° 34' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:14:16

Azimuth

228.201° WSW

Elevation

-31.771°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

455.211 km

Perigee altitude

454.555 km

Semi-major axis

6,833.02 km

Eccentricity

0.000048

Inclination

96.9594°

RAAN

165.1779°

Arg. of periapsis

59.5294°

True anomaly

300.59517°

Mean anomaly

300.5999°

Eccentric anomaly

300.59753°

Mean motion

3.84259 °/min

BSTAR

0.00035258

Orbital period

93.69 mins

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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.
5 mins	2025-05-09 14:32:30.135Z	43.405° NE	2025-05-09 14:35:30.135Z	106.225° ESE	20.228°	2025-05-09 14:37:30.135Z	144.787° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-10 02:37:30.135Z	182.721° SSW	2025-05-10 02:39:30.135Z	289.225° WNW	41.86°	2025-05-10 02:42:30.135Z	342.703° N

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