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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

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

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 (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 14 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C2
1 41773U 16058D   25128.66231391  .00009916  00000-0  32106-3 0  9991
2 41773  97.0570 162.9607 0005897  80.2256 279.9652 15.32199126482929

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:53:43.921Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

57.79811°

Altitude

471.673 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 51m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

1.09865°

Longitude

58.22328°

Altitude

471.28 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 51m 33s

Apparent Declination

-37° 16' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:09:10

Azimuth

241.803° WSW

Elevation

-25.819°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

470.224 km

Perigee altitude

462.151 km

Semi-major axis

6,844.324 km

Eccentricity

0.0005897

Inclination

97.057°

RAAN

162.9607°

Arg. of periapsis

80.2256°

True anomaly

279.89864°

Mean anomaly

279.9652°

Eccentric anomaly

279.93192°

Mean motion

3.83307 °/min

BSTAR

0.00032106

Orbital period

93.92 mins

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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	2025-05-09 14:24:24.604Z	42.42° NE	2025-05-09 14:27:24.604Z	104.253° ESE	20.987°	2025-05-09 14:29:24.604Z	144.217° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-10 02:31:24.604Z	188.631° SSW	2025-05-10 02:33:24.604Z	292.392° WNW	39.638°	2025-05-10 02:36:24.604Z	340.956° N

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