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SKYSAT C1, 41601

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C1, 41601 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 22 Jun 2016 UTC via a PSLV-XL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

41601, 2016-040C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral (MDA)

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor

Mass

110 kg wet, 110 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-06-22 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C1
1 41601U 16040C   25184.52729095  .00006101  00000-0  21793-3 0  9995
2 41601  97.0045 230.8510 0003212 157.0525 203.0860 15.29172640504466

Epoch: 2025-07-03T12:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T12:39:17.938Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

119.2335°

Altitude

483.425 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 23m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

69.78441°

Longitude

-40.87596°

Altitude

488.827 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 31m 35s

Apparent Declination

19° 16' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:30:30

Azimuth

343.461° N

Elevation

-29.125°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

477.422 km

Perigee altitude

473.02 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.358 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

97.0045°

RAAN

230.851°

Arg. of periapsis

157.0525°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

203.086°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8255 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00021793

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2016 (2016-06-22 UTC)

CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

SATHYABAMASAT, 41600 (Decayed)

GHGSAT-D, 41602 (Decayed)

LAPAN A3, 41603

BIROS, 41604

M3MSAT, 41605

FLOCK 2P 6, 41606 (Decayed)

SWAYAM, 41607 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 11, 41608 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 2, 41609 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 9, 41610 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 4, 41611 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 10, 41612 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 8, 41613 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C1 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	2025-07-04 02:54:39.761Z	153.142° SSE	2025-07-04 02:57:39.761Z	103.549° ESE	37.749°	2025-07-04 03:00:39.761Z	1.631° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-04 15:55:39.761Z	14.288° NNE	2025-07-04 15:57:39.761Z	60.576° ENE	44.705°	2025-07-04 16:00:39.761Z	189.831° SSW

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