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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, 1.2 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   25181.89448840  .00005644  00000-0  19713-3 0  9993
2 42992  97.4135 313.3642 0000357 339.8924  20.2303 15.29979675428545

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:28:03.797Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

72.15063°

Altitude

478.747 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 53m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-69.23327°

Longitude

-127.4305°

Altitude

501.827 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 32m 58s

Apparent Declination

-55° 28' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:02:13

Azimuth

195.608° SSW

Elevation

-73.63°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

473.07 km

Perigee altitude

472.581 km

Semi-major axis

6,850.963 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

97.4135°

RAAN

313.3642°

Arg. of periapsis

339.8924°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

20.2303°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8275 °/min

Orbital period

94.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00019713

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-01 08:35:25.813Z	149.922° SSE	2025-07-01 08:38:25.813Z	43.627° NE	37.883°	2025-07-01 08:41:25.813Z	357.081° N
5 mins	2025-07-01 21:35:25.813Z	18.534° NNE	2025-07-01 21:37:25.813Z	128.43° SE	44.088°	2025-07-01 21:40:25.813Z	187.911° SSW

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