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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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 SKYSAT C13
1 43802U 18099AW  26134.10522703  .00170049  12748-4  48431-3 0  9990
2 43802  96.9221 182.5295 0001241 200.2862 159.8365 15.93317355417526

Epoch: 2026-05-14T02:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-14T02:31:31.615Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-87.20791°

Altitude

296.987 km

Speed

7.729 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 10m 07s

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

19:37:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

290.683 km

Perigee altitude

289.028 km

Semi-major axis

6,667.992 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

96.9221°

RAAN

182.5295°

Arg. of periapsis

200.2862°

True anomaly

159.8414°

Mean anomaly

159.8365°

Eccentric anomaly

159.83895°

Mean motion

3.98612 °/min

Orbital period

90.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00048431

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

SEAHAWK-1, 43820

KAZSTSAT, 43783

NEXTSAT-1, 43811

POLAR SCOUT KODIAK, 43764

FLOCK 3S 1, 43769 (Decayed)

OBJECT D, 43761

OBJECT P, 43771

SNUGLITE, 43784

POLAR SCOUT YUKON, 43808

CORVUS BC4, 43767

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Check out SKYSAT C13, 43802 on other resources

View SKYSAT C13, 43802 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View SKYSAT C13, 43802 on Keep Track

View SKYSAT C13, 43802 on Celestrak

View SKYSAT C13, 43802 on Gunter's Space Page

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