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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

18 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 18 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C6
1 42992U 17068F   25191.64033379  .00005167  00000-0  18210-3 0  9995
2 42992  97.4145 323.0851 0002275 169.4510 190.6778 15.29727070430030

Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:22:04.839Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

163.76123°

Altitude

481.264 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 32m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-76.25443°

Longitude

-47.41659°

Altitude

504.16 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 25m 34s

Apparent Declination

-59° 45' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:03:31

Azimuth

166.423° S

Elevation

-69.29°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

475.14 km

Perigee altitude

472.022 km

Semi-major axis

6,851.718 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

97.4145°

RAAN

323.0851°

Arg. of periapsis

169.451°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

190.6778°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82687 °/min

Orbital period

94.07 mins

BSTAR

0.0001821

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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	2025-07-11 21:44:45.649Z	8.318° NNE	2025-07-11 21:47:45.649Z	343.068° N	41.391°	2025-07-11 21:50:45.649Z	199.924° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-12 08:20:45.649Z	113.631° SE	2025-07-12 08:21:45.649Z	83.884° E	28.089°	2025-07-12 08:24:45.649Z	11.536° NNE

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