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SKYSAT C10, 42988

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C10, 42988 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 UTC via a MINOTAUR-C 3210 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

42988, 2017-068B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar SSL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor

Mass

110 kg wet, 110 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-10-31 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MINOTAUR-C 3210

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C10
1 42988U 17068B   25181.89703504  .00007075  00000-0  23764-3 0  9990
2 42988  97.4073 312.6281 0002850  77.0597 283.0963 15.31154180428561

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:31:43.827Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

70.49523°

Altitude

475.031 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 50m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.26685°

Longitude

74.54031°

Altitude

482.694 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 37m 18s

Apparent Declination

-60° 53' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:27:20

Azimuth

143.49° SSE

Elevation

-35.23°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.27 km

Perigee altitude

467.367 km

Semi-major axis

6,847.456 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

97.4073°

RAAN

312.6281°

Arg. of periapsis

77.0597°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

283.0963°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83045 °/min

Orbital period

93.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00023764

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2017 (2017-10-31 UTC)

MINOTAUR-C DEB, 42993 (Decayed)

MINOTAUR-C R/B, 42994 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 1, 42995 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 3, 42996 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 4, 42997 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 2, 42998 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C10 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.
6 mins	2025-07-01 08:38:28.838Z	157.145° SSE	2025-07-01 08:41:28.838Z	31.195° NE	41.075°	2025-07-01 08:44:28.838Z	353.419° N
5 mins	2025-07-01 21:37:28.838Z	11.413° NNE	2025-07-01 21:39:28.838Z	6.79° NNE	43.703°	2025-07-01 21:42:28.838Z	193.638° SSW

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