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SKYSAT C9, 42989

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C9, 42989 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

42989, 2017-068C

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 C9
1 42989U 17068C   25181.91322416  .00009531  00000-0  29194-3 0  9995
2 42989  97.4007 311.4677 0009444 356.2745   3.8425 15.33977881428809

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:55:02.567Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

63.49081°

Altitude

460.619 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 45m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

7.41977°

Longitude

-115.18722°

Altitude

472.845 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 43m 09s

Apparent Declination

-16° 12' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:07:28

Azimuth

311.876° NW

Elevation

-58.473°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

467.364 km

Perigee altitude

454.446 km

Semi-major axis

6,839.042 km

Eccentricity

0.00094

Inclination

97.4007°

RAAN

311.4677°

Arg. of periapsis

356.2745°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

3.8425°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83752 °/min

Orbital period

93.81 mins

BSTAR

0.00029194

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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 C9 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 08:59:40.601Z	185.381° SSW	2025-07-01 09:02:40.601Z	247.852° W	35.97°	2025-07-01 09:05:40.601Z	333.33° NNW
4 mins	2025-07-01 21:58:40.601Z	335.823° NNW	2025-07-01 21:59:40.601Z	306.422° NW	30.361°	2025-07-01 22:02:40.601Z	222.757° SW

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