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SKYSAT C3, 41774

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C3, 41774 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

41774, 2016-058E

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 (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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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C3
1 41774U 16058E   25242.09907769  .00018402  00000-0  46731-3 0  9994
2 41774  96.9466 280.9653 0001723 121.5915 238.5501 15.39692697501136

Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:22:40.312Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-93.24091°

Altitude

450.761 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 43m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:34:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

445.113 km

Perigee altitude

442.762 km

Semi-major axis

6,822.075 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

96.9466°

RAAN

280.9653°

Arg. of periapsis

121.5915°

True anomaly

238.53326°

Mean anomaly

238.5501°

Eccentric anomaly

238.54168°

Mean motion

3.85184 °/min

Orbital period

93.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00046731

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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	2025-08-31 01:55:16.158Z	114.422° SE	2025-08-31 01:57:16.158Z	77.195° E	17.276°	2025-08-31 01:59:16.158Z	34.156° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 14:50:16.158Z	59.677° ENE	2025-08-31 14:51:16.158Z	82.802° E	20.056°	2025-08-31 14:54:16.158Z	147.176° SSE