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SKYSAT C7, 42991

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C7, 42991 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

42991, 2017-068E

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 C7
1 42991U 17068E   25181.89674145  .00006552  00000-0  21690-3 0  9997
2 42991  97.4102 312.7430 0000966  70.4906 289.6440 15.31657461428542

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:31:18.461Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

70.71611°

Altitude

473.75 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 50m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.98883°

Longitude

-109.70104°

Altitude

475.228 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 34m 16s

Apparent Declination

-23° 48' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:47:58

Azimuth

297.752° NW

Elevation

-62.45°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

468.479 km

Perigee altitude

467.156 km

Semi-major axis

6,845.954 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

97.4102°

RAAN

312.743°

Arg. of periapsis

70.4906°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

289.644°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83171 °/min

Orbital period

93.95 mins

BSTAR

0.0002169

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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 C7 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 08:37:13.550Z	157.69° S	2025-07-01 08:40:13.550Z	102.451° ESE	41.797°	2025-07-01 08:43:13.550Z	355.697° N
5 mins	2025-07-01 21:37:13.550Z	13.249° NNE	2025-07-01 21:39:13.550Z	185.947° SSW	43.75°	2025-07-01 21:42:13.550Z	192.259° SSW

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