SKYSAT C9, 42989
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C9, 42989 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 C9 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours 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 7 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C9
1 42989U 17068C 24361.12906777 .00019056 00000-0 59278-3 0 9994
2 42989 97.3771 124.5345 0003623 237.5279 122.5614 15.33352245400166Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:05:51.455Z)
| Latitude | 0.00004° |
| Longitude | -17.0428° |
| Altitude | 470.264 km |
| Speed | 7.63 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 18m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 22.36202° |
| Longitude | 166.28249° |
| Altitude | 468.207 km |
| Speed | 7.634 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 54m 19s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 33' 35" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:23:57 |
| Azimuth | 13.56° NNE |
| Elevation | -56.971° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 465.244 km |
| Perigee altitude | 460.288 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,840.903 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003623 |
| Inclination | 97.3771° |
| RAAN | 124.5345° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 237.5279° |
| True anomaly | 122.59638° |
| Mean anomaly | 122.5614° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 122.57889° |
| Mean motion | 3.83595 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00059278 |
| Orbital period | 93.85 mins |
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SKYSAT C9 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 20:53:50.168Z | 36.407° NE | 2024-12-26 20:55:50.168Z | 81.225° E | 29.567° | 2024-12-26 20:58:50.168Z | 161.912° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 08:59:50.168Z | 210.508° SW | 2024-12-27 09:01:50.168Z | 273.372° WNW | 29.148° | 2024-12-27 09:03:50.168Z | 321.195° NNW |
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