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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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 PATHFINDER 1
1 41787U 16059E   25128.60497051  .00001116  00000-0  20669-3 0  9993
2 41787  97.8143 141.5178 0030137  57.6085 302.8029 14.66871915460386

Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:31Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:31:09.452Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

57.05536°

Altitude

662.612 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 26m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

81.9538°

Longitude

-17.26518°

Altitude

666.593 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 13m 32s

Apparent Declination

26° 52' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:47:43

Azimuth

353.752° N

Elevation

-22.942°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

689.362 km

Perigee altitude

646.891 km

Semi-major axis

7,046.263 km

Eccentricity

0.0030137

Inclination

97.8143°

RAAN

141.5178°

Arg. of periapsis

57.6085°

True anomaly

302.51203°

Mean anomaly

302.8029°

Eccentric anomaly

302.65753°

Mean motion

3.66948 °/min

BSTAR

0.00020669

Orbital period

98.11 mins

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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	2025-05-09 14:01:01.537Z	358.678° N	2025-05-09 14:04:01.537Z	284.152° WNW	40.211°	2025-05-09 14:08:01.537Z	209.02° SW
7 mins	2025-05-10 01:02:01.537Z	180.268° SSW	2025-05-10 01:05:01.537Z	286.096° WNW	42.241°	2025-05-10 01:09:01.537Z	341.971° N

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