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, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 PATHFINDER 1
1 41787U 16059E 26080.93531177 .00000747 00000-0 13894-3 0 9996
2 41787 97.8181 84.1535 0029723 122.9197 237.4874 14.67539222506910Epoch: 2026-03-21T22:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T22:26:50.936Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-72.00762°
Altitude
683.247 km
Speed
7.509 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 36m 36s
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
14:23:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
686.926 km
Perigee altitude
645.051 km
Semi-major axis
7,044.126 km
Eccentricity
0.00297
Inclination
97.8181°
RAAN
84.1535°
Arg. of periapsis
122.9197°
True anomaly
237.20075°
Mean anomaly
237.4874°
Eccentric anomaly
237.34402°
Mean motion
3.67115 °/min
Orbital period
98.06 mins
BSTAR
0.00013894
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-03-22 12:07:45.349Z | 47.473° ENE | 2026-03-22 12:10:45.349Z | 95.82° ESE | 21.068° | 2026-03-22 12:13:45.349Z | 142.774° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-03-22 13:45:45.349Z | 334.195° NNW | 2026-03-22 13:47:45.349Z | 291.408° WNW | 27.369° | 2026-03-22 13:50:45.349Z | 235.515° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-03-22 23:09:45.349Z | 97.773° ESE | 2026-03-22 23:11:45.349Z | 63.377° ENE | 19.548° | 2026-03-22 23:14:45.349Z | 20.339° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-03-23 00:45:45.349Z | 206.253° SW | 2026-03-23 00:48:45.349Z | 272.747° WNW | 30.491° | 2026-03-23 00:51:45.349Z | 324.606° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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