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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

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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C7
1 42991U 17068E   26039.94488835  .00012393  00000-0  37977-3 0  9990
2 42991  97.4322 176.2684 0006075 196.4148 163.6899 15.33917479462697

Epoch: 2026-02-08T22:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T22:40:38.353Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

57.06181°

Altitude

471.237 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 45m 04s

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

13:33:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

465.241 km

Perigee altitude

456.931 km

Semi-major axis

6,839.223 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

97.4322°

RAAN

176.2684°

Arg. of periapsis

196.4148°

True anomaly

163.70944°

Mean anomaly

163.6899°

Eccentric anomaly

163.69967°

Mean motion

3.83736 °/min

Orbital period

93.81 mins

BSTAR

0.00037977

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

FLOCK 3M 4, 42997 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 1, 42995 (Decayed)

MINOTAUR-C DEB, 42993 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C10, 42988

FLOCK 3M 3, 42996 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C9, 42989

SKYSAT C11, 42987

MINOTAUR-C R/B, 42994 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C6, 42992

SKYSAT C8, 42990

FLOCK 3M 2, 42998 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-09 21:10:04.165Z	45.281° ENE	2026-02-09 21:12:04.165Z	83.223° E	20.514°	2026-02-09 21:15:04.165Z	147.389° SSE
4 mins	2026-02-10 09:16:04.165Z	191.848° SSW	2026-02-10 09:18:04.165Z	294.295° NW	38.138°	2026-02-10 09:20:04.165Z	335.312° NNW

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SKYSAT C7, 42991

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T22:40:38.353Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SKYSAT C7 Visibility forecast

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