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SKYSAT C2, 41773

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C2, 41773 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). 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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Identifier	41773, 2016-058D
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	20 hours ago
Origin	Terra Bella (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 (8 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 20 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C2
1 41773U 16058D   25069.65470245  .00013095  00000-0  43511-3 0  9992
2 41773  96.9751 106.9112 0002251 107.7195 252.4293 15.31308021473893

Epoch: 2025-03-10T15:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-10T15:42:46.291Z)

Latitude	-0.00006°
Longitude	62.64943°
Altitude	475.492 km
Speed	7.628 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 07m 38s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-4.13608°
Longitude	-117.08547°
Altitude	475.303 km
Speed	7.628 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	22h 09m 28s
Apparent Declination	-39° 37' 51"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:37:01
Azimuth	118.818° SE
Elevation	-29.513°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	470.383 km
Perigee altitude	467.3 km
Semi-major axis	6,846.978 km
Eccentricity	0.0002251
Inclination	96.9751°
RAAN	106.9112°
Arg. of periapsis	107.7195°
True anomaly	252.40471°
Mean anomaly	252.4293°
Eccentric anomaly	252.41701°
Mean motion	3.83085 °/min
BSTAR	0.00043511
Orbital period	93.97 mins

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SKYSAT C2 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined

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.
4 mins	2025-03-11 15:48:59.992Z	326.119° NNW	2025-03-11 15:49:59.992Z	297.769° NW	26.284°	2025-03-11 15:52:59.992Z	228.101° WSW
4 mins	2025-03-12 02:21:59.992Z	154.418° SSE	2025-03-12 02:22:59.992Z	132.816° SE	40.923°	2025-03-12 02:25:59.992Z	354.763° N

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