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: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 PATHFINDER 1
1 41787U 16059E 25258.26995790 .00000946 00000-0 17581-3 0 9991
2 41787 97.8158 265.1423 0028844 5.8838 354.2701 14.67079390479398Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:28:44.362Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
173.48043°
Altitude
653.181 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 40m 34s
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
11:10:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
687.784 km
Perigee altitude
647.139 km
Semi-major axis
7,045.599 km
Eccentricity
0.00288
Inclination
97.8158°
RAAN
265.1423°
Arg. of periapsis
5.8838°
True anomaly
354.23698°
Mean anomaly
354.2701°
Eccentric anomaly
354.25355°
Mean motion
3.67 °/min
Orbital period
98.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00017581
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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 | 2025-09-16 00:36:30.527Z | 169.581° S | 2025-09-16 00:39:30.527Z | 187.166° SSW | 43.429° | 2025-09-16 00:43:30.527Z | 345.396° N |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 12:32:30.527Z | 52.283° ENE | 2025-09-16 12:35:30.527Z | 104.67° ESE | 21.974° | 2025-09-16 12:38:30.527Z | 146.771° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 14:09:30.527Z | 340.731° N | 2025-09-16 14:12:30.527Z | 280.433° WNW | 27.733° | 2025-09-16 14:15:30.527Z | 232.711° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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