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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

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, 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

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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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 C6 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	2025-07-19 08:17:47.717Z	131.897° SE	2025-07-19 08:20:47.717Z	61.496° ENE	26.917°	2025-07-19 08:22:47.717Z	16.804° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-19 21:17:47.717Z	38.452° NE	2025-07-19 21:19:47.717Z	100.017° ESE	33.149°	2025-07-19 21:22:47.717Z	168.792° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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