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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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C3
1 41774U 16058E   25195.61176108  .00009291  00000-0  24670-3 0  9998
2 41774  96.9503 236.8650 0002453  87.6553 272.4974 15.38476295493983

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:40:56.157Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

83.91288°

Altitude

453.67 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 47m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

33.41841°

Longitude

79.57715°

Altitude

454.101 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 15m 02s

Apparent Declination

-2° 31' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:35:44

Azimuth

63.849° ENE

Elevation

-31.267°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

449.211 km

Perigee altitude

445.862 km

Semi-major axis

6,825.674 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

96.9503°

RAAN

236.865°

Arg. of periapsis

87.6553°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

272.4974°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8488 °/min

Orbital period

93.54 mins

BSTAR

0.0002467

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-15 03:19:17.593Z	221.287° SW	2025-07-15 03:20:17.593Z	256.264° W	29.64°	2025-07-15 03:23:17.593Z	328.339° NNW

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