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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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C2
1 41773U 16058D   25191.66165839  .00005158  00000-0  16286-3 0  9999
2 41773  97.0520 223.0512 0003888 174.3205 185.8083 15.33243792492570

Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:52:47.284Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

56.02946°

Altitude

471.908 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 52m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.06689°

Longitude

-130.39719°

Altitude

481.533 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 29m 04s

Apparent Declination

-41° 53' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:31:41

Azimuth

166.181° S

Elevation

-87.971°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

465.735 km

Perigee altitude

460.415 km

Semi-major axis

6,841.212 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.052°

RAAN

223.0512°

Arg. of periapsis

174.3205°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

185.8083°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83569 °/min

Orbital period

93.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00016286

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-11 02:59:09.328Z	230.021° WSW	2025-07-11 03:01:09.328Z	274.283° WNW	18.394°	2025-07-11 03:03:09.328Z	311.345° NW
4 mins	2025-07-11 14:24:09.328Z	64.749° ENE	2025-07-11 14:25:09.328Z	93.822° ESE	24.513°	2025-07-11 14:28:09.328Z	156.004° SSE

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