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PATHFINDER 1, 41787

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PATHFINDER 1, 41787 is a payload satellite owned by BlackSky Global (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 UTC via a PSLV launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

41787, 2016-059E

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

BlackSky Global (US)

Manufacturer

Spaceflight Ind

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

BSKY, Unknown motor

Mass

~44 kg wet, 44 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-09-26 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 PATHFINDER 1
1 41787U 16059E   26097.50345868  .00000924  00000-0  16994-3 0  9998
2 41787  97.8183  99.9718 0029916  72.5998 287.8474 14.67574427509343

Epoch: 2026-04-07T12:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T12:04:58.829Z)

Latitude

-0.00014°

Longitude

82.94746°

Altitude

665.424 km

Speed

7.528 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 39m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:27:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

686.949 km

Perigee altitude

644.803 km

Semi-major axis

7,044.013 km

Eccentricity

0.00299

Inclination

97.8183°

RAAN

99.9718°

Arg. of periapsis

72.5998°

True anomaly

287.52071°

Mean anomaly

287.8474°

Eccentric anomaly

287.68409°

Mean motion

3.67124 °/min

Orbital period

98.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00016994

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2016 (2016-09-26 UTC)

CANX-7, 41788 (Decayed)

PSLV R/B, 41791

SCATSAT 1, 41790

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PATHFINDER 1 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.
7 mins	2026-04-08 13:12:12.390Z	3.896° NNE	2026-04-08 13:15:12.390Z	303.039° NW	42.428°	2026-04-08 13:19:12.390Z	204.465° SW
7 mins	2026-04-09 00:13:12.390Z	172.899° S	2026-04-09 00:16:12.390Z	314.18° NW	43.525°	2026-04-09 00:20:12.390Z	345.192° N

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PATHFINDER 1, 41787

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T12:04:58.829Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2016 (2016-09-26 UTC)

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