SKYSAT C8, 42990
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C8, 42990 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). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C8
1 42990U 17068D 25299.61738142 .00014050 00000-0 45260-3 0 9995
2 42990 97.4253 69.4611 0005433 92.3436 267.8428 15.32293237446496Epoch: 2025-10-26T14:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-26T14:49:01.754Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
171.97279°
Altitude
472.221 km
Speed
7.63 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 37m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:06:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
469.641 km
Perigee altitude
462.204 km
Semi-major axis
6,844.059 km
Eccentricity
0.00054
Inclination
97.4253°
RAAN
69.4611°
Arg. of periapsis
92.3436°
True anomaly
267.78059°
Mean anomaly
267.8428°
Eccentric anomaly
267.81169°
Mean motion
3.8333 °/min
Orbital period
93.91 mins
BSTAR
0.0004526
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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2017 (2017-10-31 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SKYSAT C8 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-27 08:12:25.297Z | 119.116° SE | 2025-10-27 08:14:25.297Z | 71.977° E | 23.721° | 2025-10-27 08:16:25.297Z | 24.191° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-27 21:10:25.297Z | 43.975° NE | 2025-10-27 21:12:25.297Z | 98.201° ESE | 28.205° | 2025-10-27 21:15:25.297Z | 162.315° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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