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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

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 C3
1 41774U 16058E   25128.65315361  .00012004  00000-0  33315-3 0  9996
2 41774  96.9565 173.4267 0001290 100.2014 259.9377 15.37041607483691

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:40Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:40:32.471Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

71.57085°

Altitude

458.143 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 33m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

73.70898°

Longitude

47.60724°

Altitude

466.683 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 45m 00s

Apparent Declination

29° 23' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:12:34

Azimuth

338.995° N

Elevation

-17.443°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.668 km

Perigee altitude

450.906 km

Semi-major axis

6,829.924 km

Eccentricity

0.000129

Inclination

96.9565°

RAAN

173.4267°

Arg. of periapsis

100.2014°

True anomaly

259.92315°

Mean anomaly

259.9377°

Eccentric anomaly

259.93042°

Mean motion

3.8452 °/min

BSTAR

0.00033315

Orbital period

93.62 mins

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SKYSAT C3 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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 15:39:48.300Z	16.145° NNE	2025-05-09 15:42:48.300Z	55.427° ENE	41.537°	2025-05-09 15:45:48.300Z	183.407° SSW

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