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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

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

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 m

Radar Cross Section

1.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 PATHFINDER 1
1 41787U 16059E   25182.90105087  .00000474  00000-0  92595-4 0  9995
2 41787  97.8123 193.2779 0027467 241.4815 118.3624 14.66953850468345

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:37:30.795Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-51.29027°

Altitude

683.056 km

Speed

7.51 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 53m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-8.36642°

Longitude

128.24381°

Altitude

663.04 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 12m 00s

Apparent Declination

-56° 49' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:34:19

Azimuth

212.329° SW

Elevation

-21.324°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

687.217 km

Perigee altitude

648.511 km

Semi-major axis

7,046.001 km

Eccentricity

0.00275

Inclination

97.8123°

RAAN

193.2779°

Arg. of periapsis

241.4815°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

118.3624°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.66969 °/min

Orbital period

98.1 mins

BSTAR

0.000092595

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CANX-7, 41788 (Decayed)

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	2025-07-02 23:57:12.537Z	126.854° SE	2025-07-03 00:01:12.537Z	59.022° ENE	26.506°	2025-07-03 00:04:12.537Z	13.316° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-03 01:35:12.537Z	219.23° SW	2025-07-03 01:38:12.537Z	271.948° WNW	23.448°	2025-07-03 01:41:12.537Z	317.123° NNW
7 mins	2025-07-03 13:30:12.537Z	17.432° NNE	2025-07-03 13:33:12.537Z	117.529° SE	44.396°	2025-07-03 13:37:12.537Z	188.747° SSW

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