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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

SkyKraft (AU)

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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 SKYKRAFT-1
1 55041U 23001AJ  25245.94797632  .00041207  00000-0  93936-3 0  9993
2 55041  97.3638 311.2219 0007672  46.5217 313.6667 15.42776459148442

Epoch: 2025-09-02T22:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-02T22:45:05.154Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-12.38147°

Altitude

437.432 km

Speed

7.651 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 44m 53s

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

19:54:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

440.08 km

Perigee altitude

429.626 km

Semi-major axis

6,812.99 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

97.3638°

RAAN

311.2219°

Arg. of periapsis

46.5217°

True anomaly

313.60306°

Mean anomaly

313.6667°

Eccentric anomaly

313.63489°

Mean motion

3.85955 °/min

Orbital period

93.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00093936

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

OBJECT A, 55009

FLOCK 4Y 28, 55033 (Decayed)

LYNK TOWER 4, 55034

FLOCK 4Y 3, 55035 (Decayed)

UMBRA-05, 55036

LEMUR 2 EMMACULATE, 55037 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 MMOLO, 55038 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 1, 55039 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042

FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043

STERNULA-1, 55044 (Decayed)

NUSAT-34 (AMELIA EARHART, 55045

LYNK TOWER 3, 55046

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.
4 mins	2025-09-03 05:06:57.138Z	218.149° SW	2025-09-03 05:08:57.138Z	268.718° W	22.201°	2025-09-03 05:10:57.138Z	313.751° NW
4 mins	2025-09-03 17:59:57.138Z	327.002° NNW	2025-09-03 18:01:57.138Z	275.154° WNW	20.595°	2025-09-03 18:03:57.138Z	237.073° WSW