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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
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
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, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C4
1 41771U 16058B   25260.66858562  .00011216  00000-0  29322-3 0  9993
2 41771  96.9502 290.1799 0003063 130.2463 229.9052 15.38904254503425
Epoch: 2025-09-17T16:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T16:02:45.797Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
52.64785°
Altitude
453.825 km
Speed
7.639 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 20m 43s
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:22:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
448.36 km
Perigee altitude
444.18 km
Semi-major axis
6,824.407 km
Eccentricity
0.00031
Inclination
96.9502°
RAAN
290.1799°
Arg. of periapsis
130.2463°
True anomaly
229.87836°
Mean anomaly
229.9052°
Eccentric anomaly
229.89178°
Mean motion
3.84987 °/min
Orbital period
93.51 mins
BSTAR
0.00029322
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