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SKYSAT C2, 41773

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C2, 41773 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

41773, 2016-058D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

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 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C2
1 41773U 16058D   26095.80273112  .00015457  00000-0  38290-3 0  9995
2 41773  97.0240 120.6838 0001949 351.1663   8.9549 15.40487567533904

Epoch: 2026-04-05T19:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T19:15:55.968Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-2.40231°

Altitude

446.484 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 02m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:08:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

442.921 km

Perigee altitude

440.263 km

Semi-major axis

6,819.729 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

97.024°

RAAN

120.6838°

Arg. of periapsis

351.1663°

True anomaly

8.95838°

Mean anomaly

8.9549°

Eccentric anomaly

8.95664°

Mean motion

3.85383 °/min

Orbital period

93.41 mins

BSTAR

0.0003829

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2016 (2016-09-16 UTC)

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PERUSAT 1, 41770

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SKYSAT C2 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.
5 mins	2026-04-06 01:37:59.784Z	164.4° S	2026-04-06 01:40:59.784Z	3.386° NNE	41.872°	2026-04-06 01:42:59.784Z	350.991° N
4 mins	2026-04-06 14:32:59.784Z	5.019° NNE	2026-04-06 14:34:59.784Z	220.86° SW	42.243°	2026-04-06 14:36:59.784Z	197.95° SSW

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SKYSAT C2, 41773

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T19:15:55.968Z)

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2016 (2016-09-16 UTC)

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