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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
7 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, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C5
1 41772U 16058C   25199.13228016  .00007914  00000-0  22728-3 0  9995
2 41772  97.0982 248.3501 0003773 228.4601 131.6321 15.36089159492508
Epoch: 2025-07-18T03:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T03:10:29.005Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-95.45888°
Altitude
462.522 km
Speed
7.634 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 33m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
38.9604°
Longitude
90.56408°
Altitude
463.11 km
Speed
7.639 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 43m 27s
Apparent Declination
1° 37' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:47:46
Azimuth
57.054° ENE
Elevation
-30.906°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
457.197 km
Perigee altitude
452.041 km
Semi-major axis
6,832.756 km
Eccentricity
0.00038
Inclination
97.0982°
RAAN
248.3501°
Arg. of periapsis
228.4601°
True anomaly
131.66441°
Mean anomaly
131.6321°
Eccentric anomaly
131.64825°
Mean motion
3.84281 °/min
Orbital period
93.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00022728
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