SKYSAT C10, 42988
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C10, 42988 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 UTC via a MINOTAUR-C 3210 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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 C10 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Maxar SSL |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 110 kg wet, 110 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 1 day ago
0 SKYSAT C10
1 42988U 17068B 24360.34372389 .00024984 00000-0 77883-3 0 9990
2 42988 97.3842 125.4704 0006105 123.8209 236.3615 15.33217667399857Epoch: 2024-12-25T08:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T08:14:57.744Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -92.60902° |
| Altitude | 471.645 km |
| Speed | 7.629 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 21m 52s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -69.02468° |
| Longitude | 68.83461° |
| Altitude | 494.675 km |
| Speed | 7.615 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 53m 16s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 17' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:45:02 |
| Azimuth | 156.858° SSE |
| Elevation | -71.56° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 467.344 km |
| Perigee altitude | 458.99 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,841.304 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006105 |
| Inclination | 97.3842° |
| RAAN | 125.4704° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 123.8209° |
| True anomaly | 236.30328° |
| Mean anomaly | 236.3615° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 236.33239° |
| Mean motion | 3.83561 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00077883 |
| Orbital period | 93.86 mins |
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SKYSAT C10 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 20:50:52.102Z | 44.086° NE | 2024-12-26 20:52:52.102Z | 86.683° E | 23.584° | 2024-12-26 20:55:52.102Z | 153.319° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 08:56:52.102Z | 197.671° SSW | 2024-12-27 08:58:52.102Z | 277.448° WNW | 35.795° | 2024-12-27 09:01:52.102Z | 335.857° NNW |
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