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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Spaceflight Ind
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
BSKY, Unknown motor
Mass
~44 kg wet, 44 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 PATHFINDER 1
1 41787U 16059E 25261.27091317 .00000772 00000-0 14505-3 0 9998
2 41787 97.8159 268.0043 0028598 356.3591 3.7402 14.67082787479832Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:30:06.897Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
173.04065°
Altitude
653.284 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 52m 01s
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
20:48:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
687.6 km
Perigee altitude
647.302 km
Semi-major axis
7,045.588 km
Eccentricity
0.00286
Inclination
97.8159°
RAAN
268.0043°
Arg. of periapsis
356.3591°
True anomaly
3.76165°
Mean anomaly
3.7402°
Eccentric anomaly
3.75092°
Mean motion
3.67001 °/min
Orbital period
98.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00014505
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2016 (2016-09-26 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.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-09-19 12:33:00.484Z | 42.602° NE | 2025-09-19 12:36:00.484Z | 86.531° E | 22.89° | 2025-09-19 12:40:00.484Z | 148.847° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 14:11:00.484Z | 338.445° N | 2025-09-19 14:14:00.484Z | 277.826° WNW | 26.742° | 2025-09-19 14:17:00.484Z | 233.007° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-19 23:35:00.484Z | 105.527° ESE | 2025-09-19 23:37:00.484Z | 73.047° E | 20.222° | 2025-09-19 23:40:00.484Z | 24.362° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-20 01:12:00.484Z | 213.691° SW | 2025-09-20 01:14:00.484Z | 256.529° W | 29.194° | 2025-09-20 01:18:00.484Z | 326.665° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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