SKYSAT C13, 43802
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C13, 43802 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Maxar SSL
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor
Mass
110 kg wet, 110 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C13
1 43802U 18099AW 25286.03220399 .00050850 00000-0 67237-3 0 9991
2 43802 96.9711 330.2676 0008114 76.6736 283.5425 15.58148708384054Epoch: 2025-10-13T00:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T00:46:22.424Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-63.16664°
Altitude
394.887 km
Speed
7.674 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 01m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:50:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
395.404 km
Perigee altitude
384.42 km
Semi-major axis
6,768.049 km
Eccentricity
0.00081
Inclination
96.9711°
RAAN
330.2676°
Arg. of periapsis
76.6736°
True anomaly
283.45208°
Mean anomaly
283.5425°
Eccentric anomaly
283.49729°
Mean motion
3.89805 °/min
Orbital period
92.35 mins
BSTAR
0.00067237
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SKYSAT C13 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-14 03:06:19.777Z | 165.307° S | 2025-10-14 03:08:19.777Z | 156.149° SSE | 41.119° | 2025-10-14 03:11:19.777Z | 350.35° N |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-14 15:52:19.777Z | 16.499° NNE | 2025-10-14 15:54:19.777Z | 157.736° S | 43.237° | 2025-10-14 15:56:19.777Z | 187.403° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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