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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

42990, 2017-068D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar SSL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor

Mass

110 kg wet, 110 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-10-31 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MINOTAUR-C 3210

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 14 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C8
1 42990U 17068D   25193.81456574  .00007744  00000-0  25547-3 0  9994
2 42990  97.4113 323.5043 0001951 119.2147 240.9290 15.31708411430297

Epoch: 2025-07-12T19:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T19:32:58.479Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

99.3139°

Altitude

474.471 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 34m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-35.89302°

Longitude

105.26705°

Altitude

485.574 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 12m 39s

Apparent Declination

-85° 15' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:55:48

Azimuth

179.575° S

Elevation

-35.19°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

469.001 km

Perigee altitude

466.33 km

Semi-major axis

6,845.802 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

97.4113°

RAAN

323.5043°

Arg. of periapsis

119.2147°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

240.929°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83183 °/min

Orbital period

93.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00025547

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2017 (2017-10-31 UTC)

MINOTAUR-C DEB, 42993 (Decayed)

MINOTAUR-C R/B, 42994 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 1, 42995 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 3, 42996 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 4, 42997 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 2, 42998 (Decayed)

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.
4 mins	2025-07-13 21:13:11.972Z	41.61° NE	2025-07-13 21:15:11.972Z	120.556° SE	33.568°	2025-07-13 21:17:11.972Z	166.521° S
4 mins	2025-07-14 09:19:11.972Z	217.772° SW	2025-07-14 09:21:11.972Z	272.109° WNW	24.939°	2025-07-14 09:23:11.972Z	316.332° NNW

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