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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

55054, 2023-001AX

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

SkyKraft (AU)

Manufacturer

SkyKraft

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SKYKRAFT, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SKYKRAFT-1A
1 55054U 23001AX  26120.88830933  .00006685  00000-0  24144-3 0  9991
2 55054  97.3258 178.9948 0008110 304.9646  55.0832 15.28776884184498

Epoch: 2026-04-30T21:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T21:19:09.926Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

0.37499°

Altitude

479.391 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 55m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:21:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

481.977 km

Perigee altitude

470.859 km

Semi-major axis

6,854.555 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

97.3258°

RAAN

178.9948°

Arg. of periapsis

304.9646°

True anomaly

55.15945°

Mean anomaly

55.0832°

Eccentric anomaly

55.12132°

Mean motion

3.8245 °/min

Orbital period

94.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00024144

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

FLOCK 4Y 34, 55082 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-166, 55092 (Decayed)

TAUSAT-2, 55073 (Decayed)

OBJECT-DD, 55108 (Decayed)

ORBITERSN1, 55059 (Decayed)

KSF3-B, 55019 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 19, 55026 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-165, 55094 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 10, 55029 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 3, 55035 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 15, 55068 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 EMMACULATE, 55037 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 25, 55027 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 30, 55025 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 5, 55028 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-01 16:43:27.057Z	11.13° NNE	2026-05-01 16:46:27.057Z	3.607° NNE	43.759°	2026-05-01 16:49:27.057Z	193.964° SSW
4 mins	2026-05-02 03:19:27.057Z	113.158° SE	2026-05-02 03:21:27.057Z	56.081° ENE	24.851°	2026-05-02 03:23:27.057Z	16.649° NNE

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SKYKRAFT-1A, 55054

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T21:19:09.926Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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