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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 LEO 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

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar SSL

Mission

Decayed Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor

Mass

110 kg wet, 110 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-03 (8 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  26172.34924506  .11096433  22996-5  10275-3 0  9993
2 43802  96.8893 222.4072 0012907 254.4006 105.5876 16.51016442423664

Epoch: 2026-06-21T08:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T08:22:54.773Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-172.87181°

Altitude

142.211 km

Speed

7.819 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 49m 37s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:36:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

141.836 km

Perigee altitude

125.027 km

Semi-major axis

6,511.568 km

Eccentricity

0.00129

Inclination

96.8893°

RAAN

222.4072°

Arg. of periapsis

254.4006°

True anomaly

105.73°

Mean anomaly

105.5876°

Eccentric anomaly

105.65881°

Mean motion

4.13062 °/min

Orbital period

87.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00010275

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

MINXSS-2, 43758

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

CENTAURI-1, 43809

EUCROPIS, 43807

ORBWEAVER 2, 43785 (Decayed)

OBJECT AH, 43789 (Decayed)

SUOMI100, 43804

OBJECT P, 43771

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

SNUGLITE, 43784

KAZSCISAT-1, 43787 (Decayed)

SIRION PATHFINDER-2, 43759

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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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