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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

42990, 2017-068D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C8
1 42990U 17068D   25358.18513482  .00012700  00000-0  39859-3 0  9998
2 42990  97.4289 128.2372 0000957 276.8133  83.3000 15.33165037455463

Epoch: 2025-12-24T04:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-24T04:26:35.648Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-31.36948°

Altitude

469.407 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 32m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

15:43:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

463.98 km

Perigee altitude

462.671 km

Semi-major axis

6,841.463 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

97.4289°

RAAN

128.2372°

Arg. of periapsis

276.8133°

True anomaly

83.31089°

Mean anomaly

83.3°

Eccentric anomaly

83.30545°

Mean motion

3.83548 °/min

Orbital period

93.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00039859

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

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FLOCK 3M 1, 42995 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 4, 42997 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C11, 42987

SKYSAT C7, 42991

SKYSAT C9, 42989

FLOCK 3M 2, 42998 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 3, 42996 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C6, 42992

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SKYSAT C8 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.
4 mins	2025-12-24 22:14:57.329Z	333.528° NNW	2025-12-24 22:16:57.329Z	268.589° W	27.565°	2025-12-24 22:18:57.329Z	227.481° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-25 08:46:57.329Z	154.79° SSE	2025-12-25 08:48:57.329Z	64.248° ENE	42.999°	2025-12-25 08:51:57.329Z	353.744° N

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SKYSAT C8, 42990

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-24T04:26:35.648Z)

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

SKYSAT C8 Visibility forecast

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