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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
Last TLE update
9 hours 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)
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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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C6
1 42992U 17068F   25199.62047289  .00007006  00000-0  24506-3 0  9995
2 42992  97.4147 331.0458 0002893 149.4260 210.7149 15.29838783431255
Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:53:28.857Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
171.00626°
Altitude
481.103 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 04m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-5.16568°
Longitude
-9.30433°
Altitude
478.611 km
Speed
7.627 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 03m 46s
Apparent Declination
-50° 02' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:20:25
Azimuth
223.473° SW
Elevation
-23.528°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
475.229 km
Perigee altitude
471.265 km
Semi-major axis
6,851.384 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
97.4147°
RAAN
331.0458°
Arg. of periapsis
149.426°
True anomaly
210.69797°
Mean anomaly
210.7149°
Eccentric anomaly
210.70644°
Mean motion
3.82715 °/min
Orbital period
94.06 mins
BSTAR
0.00024506
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