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SKYSAT C5, 41772

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C5, 41772 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Sep 2016 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

41772, 2016-058C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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)

2016-09-16 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C5
1 41772U 16058C   26036.66712620  .00015187  00000-0  46004-3 0  9997
2 41772  97.0667  83.1102 0004630 105.2627 254.9128 15.34231789523586

Epoch: 2026-02-05T16:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T16:00:39.703Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

67.12872°

Altitude

467.148 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 32m 26s

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

03:11:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

463.302 km

Perigee altitude

456.97 km

Semi-major axis

6,838.273 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

97.0667°

RAAN

83.1102°

Arg. of periapsis

105.2627°

True anomaly

254.86158°

Mean anomaly

254.9128°

Eccentric anomaly

254.88719°

Mean motion

3.83816 °/min

Orbital period

93.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00046004

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2016 (2016-09-16 UTC)

AVUM DEB (ADAPTOR), 41775 (Decayed)

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SKYSAT C5 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.
5 mins	2026-02-06 03:06:02.936Z	171.036° S	2026-02-06 03:08:02.936Z	183.331° SSW	41.65°	2026-02-06 03:11:02.936Z	345.836° N
5 mins	2026-02-06 16:04:02.936Z	353.631° N	2026-02-06 16:06:02.936Z	253.54° W	39.129°	2026-02-06 16:09:02.936Z	204.531° SW

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SKYSAT C5, 41772

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T16:00:39.703Z)

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