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). 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 C8 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 C8
1 42990U 17068D 24360.38211205 .00022520 00000-0 76779-3 0 9993
2 42990 97.3868 124.6886 0001167 168.0264 192.1004 15.30371284399781Epoch: 2024-12-25T09:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T09:10:14.481Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | -107.24839° |
| Altitude | 478.591 km |
| Speed | 7.626 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 18m 45s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 66.45681° |
| Longitude | 91.0242° |
| Altitude | 485.578 km |
| Speed | 7.629 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 54m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | 16° 04' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:07:20 |
| Azimuth | 3.692° NNE |
| Elevation | -33.922° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 472.454 km |
| Perigee altitude | 470.856 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,849.792 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001167 |
| Inclination | 97.3868° |
| RAAN | 124.6886° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 168.0264° |
| True anomaly | 192.0976° |
| Mean anomaly | 192.1004° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 192.099° |
| Mean motion | 3.82849 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00076779 |
| Orbital period | 94.03 mins |
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SKYSAT C8 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 21:50:06.129Z | 342.79° N | 2024-12-26 21:52:06.129Z | 279.608° WNW | 31.733° | 2024-12-26 21:55:06.129Z | 217.987° SW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 08:23:06.129Z | 152.186° SSE | 2024-12-27 08:25:06.129Z | 109.205° ESE | 39.817° | 2024-12-27 08:28:06.129Z | 358.074° N |
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