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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
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
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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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 SKYKRAFT-1
1 55041U 23001AJ  25199.60763883  .00014267  00000-0  34833-3 0  9992
2 55041  97.3689 264.4476 0007526 190.9519 169.1565 15.40931210141304
Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:34:59.994Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
109.04097°
Altitude
451.523 km
Speed
7.639 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 37m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-44.58115°
Longitude
116.70708°
Altitude
463.589 km
Speed
7.632 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 20m 43s
Apparent Declination
-53° 29' 44"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:32:02
Azimuth
129.251° SE
Elevation
-55.293°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
445.428 km
Perigee altitude
435.165 km
Semi-major axis
6,818.433 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
97.3689°
RAAN
264.4476°
Arg. of periapsis
190.9519°
True anomaly
169.17271°
Mean anomaly
169.1565°
Eccentric anomaly
169.16461°
Mean motion
3.85493 °/min
Orbital period
93.39 mins
BSTAR
0.00034833
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