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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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C2
1 41773U 16058D   26275.83573088  .00007501  00000-0  16529-3 0  9995
2 41773  97.0140 294.0221 0003952  48.9721 311.1870 15.44193012561659

Epoch: 2026-10-02T20:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-02T20:03:27.148Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-18.393°

Altitude

435.112 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 36m 05s

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

20:34:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

433.358 km

Perigee altitude

427.977 km

Semi-major axis

6,808.804 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

97.014°

RAAN

294.0221°

Arg. of periapsis

48.9721°

True anomaly

311.15291°

Mean anomaly

311.187°

Eccentric anomaly

311.16996°

Mean motion

3.86311 °/min

Orbital period

93.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00016529

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

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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	2026-10-03 13:43:48.192Z	35.121° NE	2026-10-03 13:46:48.192Z	117.289° SE	31.647°	2026-10-03 13:48:48.192Z	159.669° S
4 mins	2026-10-04 01:44:48.192Z	199.141° SSW	2026-10-04 01:46:48.192Z	272.636° WNW	42.572°	2026-10-04 01:48:48.192Z	327.829° NNW

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SKYSAT C2, 41773

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-02T20:03:27.148Z)

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