SKYKRAFT-1D, 55052 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYKRAFT-1D, 55052 was a payload satellite owned by SkyKraft (AU) in LEO 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
Orbit
Country
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
SkyKraft
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SKYKRAFT, Unknown motor
Mass
~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.065 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 months ago
TLE from 9 months ago
0 SKYKRAFT-1D
1 55052U 23001AV 25139.26077323 .08865722 25161-5 63379-3 0 9992
2 55052 97.3435 216.0959 0013078 262.2625 97.7189 16.39981421132849Epoch: 2025-05-19T06:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-19T06:15:30.807Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-114.95839°
Altitude
170.266 km
Speed
7.803 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 24m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:15:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
171.211 km
Perigee altitude
154.103 km
Semi-major axis
6,540.794 km
Eccentricity
0.00131
Inclination
97.3435°
RAAN
216.0959°
Arg. of periapsis
262.2625°
True anomaly
97.86737°
Mean anomaly
97.7189°
Eccentric anomaly
97.79314°
Mean motion
4.10296 °/min
Orbital period
87.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00063379
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SKYKRAFT-1D Visibility
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