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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

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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C12
1 43797U 18099AR  26034.04183937  .00016772  00000-0  36567-3 0  9990
2 43797  96.9412  62.9868 0002214 296.4371  63.6651 15.44305635401124

Epoch: 2026-02-03T01:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T01:00:14.921Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-85.30383°

Altitude

435.886 km

Speed

7.651 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 11m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

02:22:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

431.841 km

Perigee altitude

428.826 km

Semi-major axis

6,808.47 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

96.9412°

RAAN

62.9868°

Arg. of periapsis

296.4371°

True anomaly

63.68784°

Mean anomaly

63.6651°

Eccentric anomaly

63.67647°

Mean motion

3.86339 °/min

Orbital period

93.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00036567

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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.
6 mins	2026-02-04 02:00:32.744Z	175.845° S	2026-02-04 02:03:32.744Z	269.35° W	42.939°	2026-02-04 02:06:32.744Z	343.2° N
5 mins	2026-02-04 14:53:32.744Z	356.895° N	2026-02-04 14:55:32.744Z	291.93° WNW	39.499°	2026-02-04 14:58:32.744Z	206.407° SW

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SKYSAT C12, 43797

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T01:00:14.921Z)

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