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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SS/Loral (MDA)
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor
Mass
110 kg wet, 110 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C3
1 41774U 16058E 25289.05925323 .00022101 00000-0 52569-3 0 9994
2 41774 96.9399 325.5744 0002607 88.8795 271.2752 15.41645098508361Epoch: 2025-10-16T01:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T01:25:19.479Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-80.58118°
Altitude
444.347 km
Speed
7.645 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 42m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:17:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
439.948 km
Perigee altitude
436.394 km
Semi-major axis
6,816.308 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
96.9399°
RAAN
325.5744°
Arg. of periapsis
88.8795°
True anomaly
271.24533°
Mean anomaly
271.2752°
Eccentric anomaly
271.26027°
Mean motion
3.85673 °/min
Orbital period
93.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00052569
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2016 (2016-09-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-10-17 02:28:02.854Z | 159.021° S | 2025-10-17 02:31:02.854Z | 108.436° ESE | 41.504° | 2025-10-17 02:34:02.854Z | 355.91° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-17 15:23:02.854Z | 14.221° NNE | 2025-10-17 15:25:02.854Z | 174.464° S | 43.638° | 2025-10-17 15:28:02.854Z | 190.525° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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