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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

5 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 5 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C3
1 41774U 16058E   25188.58690760  .00010718  00000-0  28550-3 0  9998
2 41774  96.9519 230.2046 0002608  92.9017 267.2528 15.38340998492901

Epoch: 2025-07-07T14:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T14:05:08.816Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

93.12376°

Altitude

454.228 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 20m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

82.66041°

Longitude

23.03583°

Altitude

462.8 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 36m 23s

Apparent Declination

31° 23' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:12:25

Azimuth

8.087° NNE

Elevation

-18.211°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

449.717 km

Perigee altitude

446.157 km

Semi-major axis

6,826.074 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

96.9519°

RAAN

230.2046°

Arg. of periapsis

92.9017°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

267.2528°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.84846 °/min

Orbital period

93.54 mins

BSTAR

0.0002855

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AVUM DEB (ADAPTOR), 41775 (Decayed)

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	2025-07-08 02:41:53.113Z	157.815° S	2025-07-08 02:44:53.113Z	95.257° ESE	41.668°	2025-07-08 02:47:53.113Z	356.339° N
5 mins	2025-07-08 15:37:53.113Z	12.718° NNE	2025-07-08 15:39:53.113Z	23.374° NE	43.872°	2025-07-08 15:42:53.113Z	190.917° SSW

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