SKYSAT C6, 42992
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C6, 42992 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 UTC via a MINOTAUR-C 3210 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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42992 intel report (Beta)
SKYSAT C6 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day 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 | 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 1 day ago
0 SKYSAT C6
1 42992U 17068F 24336.28751205 .00025673 00000-0 82596-3 0 9992
2 42992 97.3898 102.4011 0002542 152.2650 207.8727 15.32216032396179Epoch: 2024-12-01T06:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-01T06:54:01.041Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | -71.73111° |
| Altitude | 473.849 km |
| Speed | 7.628 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 49m 36s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -80.87351° |
| Longitude | -17.29746° |
| Altitude | 498.297 km |
| Speed | 7.614 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 31m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -66° 18' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 05:22:38 |
| Azimuth | 168.743° S |
| Elevation | -62.628° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 467.891 km |
| Perigee altitude | 464.411 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,844.288 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002542 |
| Inclination | 97.3898° |
| RAAN | 102.4011° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 152.265° |
| True anomaly | 207.85909° |
| Mean anomaly | 207.8727° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 207.86589° |
| Mean motion | 3.83311 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00082596 |
| Orbital period | 93.92 mins |
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SKYSAT C6 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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-02 08:06:32.700Z | 134.488° SE | 2024-12-02 08:09:32.700Z | 74.298° E | 26.642° | 2024-12-02 08:12:32.700Z | 10.917° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-02 21:05:32.700Z | 38.196° NE | 2024-12-02 21:07:32.700Z | 93.529° ESE | 31.704° | 2024-12-02 21:10:32.700Z | 166.278° S |
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