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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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C3
1 41774U 16058E   26286.55372333  .00027949  00000-0  38186-3 0  9998
2 41774  96.8908 313.1828 0001861 119.7627 240.3815 15.57421843564503

Epoch: 2026-10-13T13:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T13:17:21.695Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

91.72627°

Altitude

398.9 km

Speed

7.671 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 52m 43s

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

19:17:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

393.276 km

Perigee altitude

390.756 km

Semi-major axis

6,770.153 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

96.8908°

RAAN

313.1828°

Arg. of periapsis

119.7627°

True anomaly

240.36296°

Mean anomaly

240.3815°

Eccentric anomaly

240.37223°

Mean motion

3.89624 °/min

Orbital period

92.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00038186

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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.
5 mins	2026-10-14 01:45:51.033Z	148.709° SSE	2026-10-14 01:47:51.033Z	86.893° E	51.687°	2026-10-14 01:50:51.033Z	359.272° N
4 mins	2026-10-14 14:31:51.033Z	29.2° NE	2026-10-14 14:33:51.033Z	110.872° ESE	50.574°	2026-10-14 14:35:51.033Z	172.294° S

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SKYSAT C3, 41774

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T13:17:21.695Z)

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