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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
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
1
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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SKYSAT C3 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
6 mins2025-07-08 02:41:53.113Z157.815° S2025-07-08 02:44:53.113Z95.257° ESE41.668°2025-07-08 02:47:53.113Z356.339° N
5 mins2025-07-08 15:37:53.113Z12.718° NNE2025-07-08 15:39:53.113Z23.374° NE43.872°2025-07-08 15:42:53.113Z190.917° SSW
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