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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

22 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 22 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C4
1 41771U 16058B   25181.80978139  .00008183  00000-0  22740-3 0  9990
2 41771  96.9546 215.4586 0003798 100.5570 259.6104 15.37096961491308

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:26:05.112Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

4.82304°

Altitude

458.294 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 21m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

54.51362°

Longitude

-164.49657°

Altitude

461.419 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 07m 52s

Apparent Declination

26° 49' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:30:40

Azimuth

313.191° NW

Elevation

-6.3°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

454.217 km

Perigee altitude

449.029 km

Semi-major axis

6,829.76 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

96.9546°

RAAN

215.4586°

Arg. of periapsis

100.557°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

259.6104°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.84534 °/min

Orbital period

93.62 mins

BSTAR

0.0002274

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-02 02:50:00.097Z	222.974° SW	2025-07-02 02:51:00.097Z	255.755° W	28.307°	2025-07-02 02:54:00.097Z	326.702° NNW
4 mins	2025-07-02 15:45:00.097Z	331.804° NNW	2025-07-02 15:47:00.097Z	280.245° WNW	23.06°	2025-07-02 15:49:00.097Z	237.048° WSW

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