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
Orbit
Country
USRelated 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C4
1 41771U 16058B 26315.00517561 .00021963 00000-0 35318-3 0 9996
2 41771 96.9108 331.0203 0004687 82.4720 277.7066 15.52994150568224Epoch: 2026-11-11T00:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T00:07:27.172Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-81.00214°
Altitude
410.713 km
Speed
7.665 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 04m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:38:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
408.07 km
Perigee altitude
401.712 km
Semi-major axis
6,783.028 km
Eccentricity
0.00047
Inclination
96.9108°
RAAN
331.0203°
Arg. of periapsis
82.472°
True anomaly
277.65337°
Mean anomaly
277.7066°
Eccentric anomaly
277.67999°
Mean motion
3.88515 °/min
Orbital period
92.66 mins
BSTAR
0.00035318
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2016 (2016-09-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-11-11 14:36:51.490Z | 326.933° NNW | 2026-11-11 14:37:51.490Z | 296.665° NW | 28.132° | 2026-11-11 14:40:51.490Z | 225.405° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-12 01:00:51.490Z | 137.555° SSE | 2026-11-12 01:02:51.490Z | 54.605° ENE | 42.476° | 2026-11-12 01:04:51.490Z | 6.087° NNE |
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