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SKYCRAFT 4B, 64872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYCRAFT 4B, 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

SkyKraft (AU)

Manufacturer

SkyKraft

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SKYKRAFT, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-07-23 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 SKYCRAFT 4B
1 64872U 25154D   26270.29566669  .00004644  00000-0  39180-3 0  9992
2 64872  97.6550 333.0638 0004212 278.2624  81.8121 14.98623569 64337

Epoch: 2026-09-27T07:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-27T07:05:45.602Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-139.46763°

Altitude

573.787 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 12m 15s

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

21:46:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.079 km

Perigee altitude

565.228 km

Semi-major axis

6,946.29 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

97.655°

RAAN

333.0638°

Arg. of periapsis

278.2624°

True anomaly

81.85988°

Mean anomaly

81.8121°

Eccentric anomaly

81.83599°

Mean motion

3.74899 °/min

Orbital period

96.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0003918

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SKYCRAFT 4B 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	2026-09-28 17:19:20.585Z	5.377° NNE	2026-09-28 17:22:20.585Z	250.473° W	68.896°	2026-09-28 17:25:20.585Z	201.516° SSW
6 mins	2026-09-29 04:06:20.585Z	148.919° SSE	2026-09-29 04:08:20.585Z	107.486° ESE	56.462°	2026-09-29 04:12:20.585Z	356.348° N

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SKYCRAFT 4B, 64872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-27T07:05:45.602Z)

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