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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

Partially 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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C3
1 41774U 16058E   26295.61178720  .00029584  00000-0  39675-3 0  9990
2 41774  96.8905 321.9434 0002304 119.1246 241.0241 15.57910036565918

Epoch: 2026-10-22T14:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T14:40:58.414Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

70.65583°

Altitude

397.619 km

Speed

7.671 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 27m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

03:01:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

392.16 km

Perigee altitude

389.041 km

Semi-major axis

6,768.738 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

96.8905°

RAAN

321.9434°

Arg. of periapsis

119.1246°

True anomaly

241.00101°

Mean anomaly

241.0241°

Eccentric anomaly

241.01255°

Mean motion

3.89746 °/min

Orbital period

92.37 mins

BSTAR

0.00039675

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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	2026-10-23 14:21:37.612Z	28.965° NE	2026-10-23 14:24:37.612Z	108.632° ESE	36.053°	2026-10-23 14:26:37.612Z	162.112° S
4 mins	2026-10-24 02:16:37.612Z	196.339° SSW	2026-10-24 02:18:37.612Z	276.33° WNW	43.397°	2026-10-24 02:20:37.612Z	330.67° NNW

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SKYSAT C3, 41774

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T14:40:58.414Z)

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