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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
41772, 2016-058C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
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 15 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C5
1 41772U 16058C   25182.13037304  .00007171  00000-0  20580-3 0  9994
2 41772  97.0988 231.9483 0002846 341.6631  18.4511 15.36145756489899
Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:07:44.23Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-94.41624°
Altitude
458.794 km
Speed
7.638 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 27m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
55.45967°
Longitude
96.53631°
Altitude
468.35 km
Speed
7.637 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 24m 27s
Apparent Declination
42° 14' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:23:52
Azimuth
328.327° NNW
Elevation
1.77°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
456.395 km
Perigee altitude
452.506 km
Semi-major axis
6,832.588 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
97.0988°
RAAN
231.9483°
Arg. of periapsis
341.6631°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
18.4511°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.84296 °/min
Orbital period
93.68 mins
BSTAR
0.0002058
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SKYSAT C5 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-07-02 02:43:13.827Z123.542° SE2025-07-02 02:46:13.827Z58.032° ENE21.221°2025-07-02 02:48:13.827Z19.934° NNE
4 mins2025-07-02 15:40:13.827Z51.89° ENE2025-07-02 15:42:13.827Z111.528° ESE25.699°2025-07-02 15:44:13.827Z153.99° SSE
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