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SKYSAT C12, 43797

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C12, 43797 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 03 Dec 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

43797, 2018-099AR

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

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)

2018-12-03 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C12
1 43797U 18099AR  25339.96889746  .00022499  00000-0  52679-3 0  9994
2 43797  96.9468   6.6500 0005931 125.5859 234.5943 15.42101900392012

Epoch: 2025-12-05T23:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T23:15:12.740Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-57.15645°

Altitude

445.385 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 26m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:42:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

440.866 km

Perigee altitude

432.782 km

Semi-major axis

6,814.961 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

96.9468°

RAAN

6.65°

Arg. of periapsis

125.5859°

True anomaly

234.53893°

Mean anomaly

234.5943°

Eccentric anomaly

234.56661°

Mean motion

3.85787 °/min

Orbital period

93.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00052679

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-5, 43817 (Decayed)

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

SUOMI100, 43804

ASTROCAST-01, 43798

STPSAT-5, 43762

FLOCK 3S 2, 43821 (Decayed)

POLAR SCOUT KODIAK, 43764

CENTAURI-1, 43809

EAGLET 1, 43790

OBJECT BA, 43806

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SKYSAT C12 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	2025-12-07 01:52:16.234Z	153.167° SSE	2025-12-07 01:54:16.234Z	67.966° E	41.945°	2025-12-07 01:57:16.234Z	355.493° N

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