SKYKRAFT-1A, 55054
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYKRAFT-1A, 55054 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
Orbit
Country
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
SkyKraft
Mission
Operational 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: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 SKYKRAFT-1A
1 55054U 23001AX 26022.46846200 .00006174 00000-0 23271-3 0 9993
2 55054 97.3445 82.0983 0008536 290.5265 69.5057 15.27399274169461Epoch: 2026-01-22T11:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-22T11:14:35.116Z)
Latitude
-0.00014°
Longitude
151.63081°
Altitude
484.646 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 28m 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
05:36:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
486.398 km
Perigee altitude
474.689 km
Semi-major axis
6,858.681 km
Eccentricity
0.00085
Inclination
97.3445°
RAAN
82.0983°
Arg. of periapsis
290.5265°
True anomaly
69.59736°
Mean anomaly
69.5057°
Eccentric anomaly
69.55153°
Mean motion
3.82105 °/min
Orbital period
94.22 mins
BSTAR
0.00023271
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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-1A 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-01-23 04:40:11.005Z | 218.716° SW | 2026-01-23 04:42:11.005Z | 257.113° W | 19.869° | 2026-01-23 04:45:11.005Z | 315.486° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-01-23 16:08:11.005Z | 58.658° ENE | 2026-01-23 16:09:11.005Z | 83.983° E | 24.401° | 2026-01-23 16:12:11.005Z | 152.212° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-01-24 04:16:11.005Z | 204.59° SW | 2026-01-24 04:18:11.005Z | 285.647° WNW | 33.713° | 2026-01-24 04:20:11.005Z | 328.853° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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