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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

Last TLE update

16 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)

2016-09-16 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

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 16 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C5
1 41772U 16058C   25193.72526879  .00007173  00000-0  20679-3 0  9992
2 41772  97.0982 243.1349 0003403 256.0551 104.0315 15.36004540491677

Epoch: 2025-07-12T17:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T17:24:23.223Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

51.17942°

Altitude

461.624 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 12m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.22569°

Longitude

-125.96366°

Altitude

460.449 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 46m 31s

Apparent Declination

-13° 46' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:10:30

Azimuth

74.481° E

Elevation

-38.435°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

457.195 km

Perigee altitude

452.545 km

Semi-major axis

6,833.007 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.0982°

RAAN

243.1349°

Arg. of periapsis

256.0551°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

104.0315°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8426 °/min

Orbital period

93.69 mins

BSTAR

0.00020679

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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	2025-07-13 15:51:51.509Z	29.462° NE	2025-07-13 15:53:51.509Z	73.595° E	34.204°	2025-07-13 15:56:51.509Z	169.474° S
4 mins	2025-07-14 03:56:51.509Z	218.938° SW	2025-07-14 03:58:51.509Z	278.559° WNW	25.414°	2025-07-14 04:00:51.509Z	320.22° NNW

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