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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

43802, 2018-099AW

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 C13
1 43802U 18099AW  26125.05348713  .00200971  16552-4  66212-3 0  9993
2 43802  96.9247 173.2740 0001284  92.7403 267.4018 15.90472270416084

Epoch: 2026-05-05T01:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T01:17:01.288Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-68.91521°

Altitude

304.198 km

Speed

7.725 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 33m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

17:20:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

298.67 km

Perigee altitude

296.955 km

Semi-major axis

6,675.949 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

96.9247°

RAAN

173.274°

Arg. of periapsis

92.7403°

True anomaly

267.3871°

Mean anomaly

267.4018°

Eccentric anomaly

267.39445°

Mean motion

3.979 °/min

Orbital period

90.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00066212

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

SEAHAWK-1, 43820

SIRION PATHFINDER-2, 43759

OBJECT AZ, 43805

SNUGLITE, 43784

OBJECT Q, 43772

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

LACMA ENOCH, 43777 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-7, 43816 (Decayed)

SUOMI100, 43804

ASTROCAST-01, 43798

KAZSTSAT, 43783

FLOCK 3S 1, 43769 (Decayed)

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Check out SKYSAT C13, 43802 on other resources

View SKYSAT C13, 43802 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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