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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

5 hours ago

Origin

SkyKraft (AU / AUS)

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, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.065 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 SKYKRAFT-1
1 55041U 23001AJ  25189.15160166  .00012504  00000-0  30851-3 0  9994
2 55041  97.3704 253.9042 0006521 231.1139 128.9526 15.40650183139690

Epoch: 2025-07-08T03:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T03:38:18.383Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-87.02309°

Altitude

450.108 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 55m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

80.99402°

Longitude

-141.06627°

Altitude

461.291 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 29m 17s

Apparent Declination

26° 17' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:46:39

Azimuth

349.616° N

Elevation

-23.056°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

445.573 km

Perigee altitude

436.679 km

Semi-major axis

6,819.263 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.3704°

RAAN

253.9042°

Arg. of periapsis

231.1139°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

128.9526°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.85422 °/min

Orbital period

93.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00030851

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-08 16:40:53.789Z	42.667° NE	2025-07-08 16:42:53.789Z	90.136° ESE	25.647°	2025-07-08 16:45:53.789Z	158.39° S
5 mins	2025-07-09 04:42:53.789Z	193.897° SSW	2025-07-09 04:44:53.789Z	253.353° W	35.321°	2025-07-09 04:47:53.789Z	333.343° NNW

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Check out SKYKRAFT-1, 55041 on other resources

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