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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 (9 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 PATHFINDER 1
1 41787U 16059E   26006.27170979  .00001173  00000-0  21454-3 0  9995
2 41787  97.8140  12.9077 0028734   5.5016 354.6499 14.67378155495965

Epoch: 2026-01-06T06:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-06T06:31:15.725Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

169.23529°

Altitude

652.291 km

Speed

7.542 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 51m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

13:03:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

686.746 km

Perigee altitude

646.262 km

Semi-major axis

7,044.641 km

Eccentricity

0.00287

Inclination

97.814°

RAAN

12.9077°

Arg. of periapsis

5.5016°

True anomaly

354.61909°

Mean anomaly

354.6499°

Eccentric anomaly

354.63451°

Mean motion

3.67075 °/min

Orbital period

98.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00021454

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

PISAT, 41784

ALSAT 1N, 41789

CANX-7, 41788 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-01-07 14:10:49.286Z	339.73° N	2026-01-07 14:13:49.286Z	295.585° NW	20.916°	2026-01-07 14:16:49.286Z	248.636° W
5 mins	2026-01-07 23:35:49.286Z	109.518° ESE	2026-01-07 23:37:49.286Z	65.814° ENE	26.427°	2026-01-07 23:40:49.286Z	14.857° NNE
5 mins	2026-01-08 01:12:49.286Z	228.933° WSW	2026-01-08 01:14:49.286Z	266.28° W	22.158°	2026-01-08 01:17:49.286Z	314.476° NW

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PATHFINDER 1, 41787

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-06T06:31:15.725Z)

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

PATHFINDER 1 Visibility forecast

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