SKYSAT C5, 41772
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C5, 41772 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: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C5
1 41772U 16058C 25286.09447217 .00016311 00000-0 46675-3 0 9991
2 41772 97.0856 332.1668 0001959 265.7004 94.4016 15.36021318505852Epoch: 2025-10-13T02:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T02:16:02.395Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-83.74535°
Altitude
461.113 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 08m 40s
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
13:11:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
456.158 km
Perigee altitude
453.481 km
Semi-major axis
6,832.957 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
97.0856°
RAAN
332.1668°
Arg. of periapsis
265.7004°
True anomaly
94.42398°
Mean anomaly
94.4016°
Eccentric anomaly
94.41279°
Mean motion
3.84264 °/min
Orbital period
93.69 mins
BSTAR
0.00046675
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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 C5 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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| 6 mins | 2025-10-14 03:24:29.224Z | 178.416° S | 2025-10-14 03:27:29.224Z | 275.073° WNW | 41.785° | 2025-10-14 03:30:29.224Z | 341.48° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-14 16:21:29.224Z | 351.948° N | 2025-10-14 16:23:29.224Z | 292.835° NW | 36.14° | 2025-10-14 16:26:29.224Z | 212.477° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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