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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 SKYSAT C3
1 41774U 16058E   25181.69149264  .00009157  00000-0  24546-3 0  9997
2 41774  96.9512 223.6689 0002713  99.1231 261.0323 15.38185631491845

Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:35:44.964Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

55.73388°

Altitude

454.892 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 54m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

51.37922°

Longitude

47.99964°

Altitude

458.426 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 02m 19s

Apparent Declination

8° 23' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:27:41

Azimuth

27.111° NE

Elevation

-37.807°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

450.249 km

Perigee altitude

446.545 km

Semi-major axis

6,826.534 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

96.9512°

RAAN

223.6689°

Arg. of periapsis

99.1231°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

261.0323°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.84807 °/min

Orbital period

93.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00024546

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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	2025-07-02 03:04:02.272Z	180.095° SSW	2025-07-02 03:07:02.272Z	264.839° W	40.849°	2025-07-02 03:10:02.272Z	340.195° N
5 mins	2025-07-02 16:00:02.272Z	350.23° N	2025-07-02 16:02:02.272Z	291.374° WNW	34.829°	2025-07-02 16:05:02.272Z	213.732° SW

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