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SKYKRAFT-1, 55041

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYKRAFT-1, 55041 is a payload satellite owned by SkyKraft (AU) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

55041, 2023-001AJ

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

Manufacturer

SkyKraft

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

SKYKRAFT CARRIER, AOCS

Mass

~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.065 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 SKYKRAFT-1
1 55041U 23001AJ  25350.00800949  .00026265  00000-0  46211-3 0  9994
2 55041  97.3474  56.7955 0006423  29.2863 330.8748 15.50427661164521

Epoch: 2025-12-16T00:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-16T00:11:32.019Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-30.98631°

Altitude

414.798 km

Speed

7.664 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 47m 10s

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

09:18:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

416.761 km

Perigee altitude

408.038 km

Semi-major axis

6,790.536 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

97.3474°

RAAN

56.7955°

Arg. of periapsis

29.2863°

True anomaly

330.83895°

Mean anomaly

330.8748°

Eccentric anomaly

330.85688°

Mean motion

3.87871 °/min

Orbital period

92.81 mins

BSTAR

0.00046211

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

TAUSAT-2, 55073 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 STEVEALBERS, 55017 (Decayed)

OBJECT H, 55016

FLOCK 4Y 1, 55039 (Decayed)

NUSAT-32 (ALBANIA-1), 55064

FLOCK 4Y 28, 55033 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 31, 55075 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-160, 55097 (Decayed)

SKYKRAFT-1A, 55054

FLOCK 4Y 35, 55057 (Decayed)

ION SCV-008, 55051

FUTURA-SM1, 55105 (Decayed)

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SKYKRAFT-1 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.
5 mins	2025-12-16 17:47:12.228Z	356.543° N	2025-12-16 17:49:12.228Z	314.015° NW	34.466°	2025-12-16 17:52:12.228Z	212.809° SW

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Check out SKYKRAFT-1, 55041 on other resources

View SKYKRAFT-1, 55041 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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