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SKYSAT 2, 40072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT 2, 40072 is a payload satellite owned by Skybox (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 08 Jul 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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SKYSAT 2 details
Identifier
40072, 2014-037D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update10 hours ago
Origin
Flag of USSkybox (US)
ManufacturerSkybox
MissionOperational Commercial Imaging
Bus & MotorSKYSAT, Unknown motor
Mass82 kg wet, 82 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2014-07-08 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1B
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBRBox, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section0.800 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SKYSAT 2
1 40072U 14037D   24361.04343440  .00003224  00000-0  37968-3 0  9993
2 40072  98.3341 281.4119 0004894 212.2990 147.7924 14.85554099566077
Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:02:32.732Z)
Latitude-0.00006°
Longitude170.74703°
Altitude617.758 km
Speed7.548 km/s
True Right ascension18h 45m 38s
True Declination0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude76.12521°
Longitude135.03904°
Altitude627.073 km
Speed7.551 km/s
Apparent Right ascension21h 10m 39s
Apparent Declination27° 43' 54"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time10:27:00
Azimuth17.947° NNE
Elevation-20.058°
Doppler factor1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude612.32 km
Perigee altitude605.481 km
Semi-major axis6,987.038 km
Eccentricity0.0004894
Inclination98.3341°
RAAN281.4119°
Arg. of periapsis212.299°
True anomaly147.82228°
Mean anomaly147.7924°
Eccentric anomaly147.80734°
Mean motion3.71624 °/min
BSTAR0.00037968
Orbital period96.87 mins
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SKYSAT 2 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2024-12-26 18:56:42.760Z167.801° S2024-12-26 19:00:42.760Z331.547° NNW43.624°2024-12-26 19:03:42.760Z345.344° N
6 mins2024-12-27 08:19:42.760Z352.138° N2024-12-27 08:22:42.760Z283.022° WNW33.837°2024-12-27 08:25:42.760Z222.485° SW
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