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SKYSAT C6, 42992

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C6, 42992 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
42992, 2017-068F
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
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, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 SKYSAT C6
1 42992U 17068F   25257.36212801  .00008121  00000-0  27610-3 0  9993
2 42992  97.4225  28.7099 0002439  34.4422 325.6977 15.30716632440088
Epoch: 2025-09-14T08:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T08:41:27.86Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-95.23841°
Altitude
475.397 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 54m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:19:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
472.296 km
Perigee altitude
468.955 km
Semi-major axis
6,848.762 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
97.4225°
RAAN
28.7099°
Arg. of periapsis
34.4422°
True anomaly
325.68195°
Mean anomaly
325.6977°
Eccentric anomaly
325.68982°
Mean motion
3.82935 °/min
Orbital period
94.01 mins
BSTAR
0.0002761
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