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SKYCRAFT 4A, 64872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYCRAFT 4A, 64872 is a payload satellite owned by SkyKraft (AU) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 23 Jul 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

64872, 2025-154D

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

None

Manufacturer

SkyKraft

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SKYKRAFT, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-07-23 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SKYCRAFT 4A
1 64872U 25154D   25242.88745003  .00005110  00000-0  50639-3 0  9997
2 64872  97.7069 308.1684 0005958 131.2905 228.8828 14.92227136  5678

Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:17:55.682Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

9.3711°

Altitude

596.769 km

Speed

7.56 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 32m 40s

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

19:15:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

592.159 km

Perigee altitude

583.858 km

Semi-major axis

6,966.146 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

97.7069°

RAAN

308.1684°

Arg. of periapsis

131.2905°

True anomaly

228.83139°

Mean anomaly

228.8828°

Eccentric anomaly

228.85709°

Mean motion

3.73297 °/min

Orbital period

96.44 mins

BSTAR

0.00050639

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SKYCRAFT 4A 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.
7 mins	2025-08-31 03:52:09.211Z	134.014° SE	2025-08-31 03:55:09.211Z	81.102° E	29.541°	2025-08-31 03:59:09.211Z	6.357° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-31 17:11:09.211Z	18.491° NNE	2025-08-31 17:14:09.211Z	104.828° ESE	43.751°	2025-08-31 17:18:09.211Z	186.947° SSW