SKYSAT C8, 42990
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C8, 42990 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Maxar SSL
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor
Mass
110 kg wet, 110 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C8
1 42990U 17068D 25181.85902553 .00007244 00000-0 23850-3 0 9998
2 42990 97.4096 311.5526 0001970 91.8396 268.3071 15.31794493428464Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:36:59.805Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
83.14063°
Altitude
473.605 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 46m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
75.96209°
Longitude
-65.30081°
Altitude
482.067 km
Speed
7.632 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 10m 56s
Apparent Declination
24° 23' 39"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:05:49
Azimuth
343.781° N
Elevation
-23.922°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2017 (2017-10-31 UTC)
SKYSAT C8 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 4 mins | 2025-07-01 09:18:01.509Z | 217.38° SW | 2025-07-01 09:20:01.509Z | 272.265° WNW | 25.172° | 2025-07-01 09:22:01.509Z | 316.668° NNW |
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