SKYSAT C7, 42991
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C7, 42991 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: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C7
1 42991U 17068E 25314.65197722 .00016596 00000-0 54163-3 0 9990
2 42991 97.4269 85.6042 0007165 146.5578 213.6117 15.31826272448862Epoch: 2025-11-10T15:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-10T15:38:50.831Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
160.8426°
Altitude
477.558 km
Speed
7.625 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 42m 25s
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
04:55:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
472.219 km
Perigee altitude
462.41 km
Semi-major axis
6,845.452 km
Eccentricity
0.00072
Inclination
97.4269°
RAAN
85.6042°
Arg. of periapsis
146.5578°
True anomaly
213.56628°
Mean anomaly
213.6117°
Eccentric anomaly
213.58899°
Mean motion
3.83213 °/min
Orbital period
93.94 mins
BSTAR
0.00054163
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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 C7 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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| 6 mins | 2025-11-11 09:00:40.336Z | 173.168° S | 2025-11-11 09:03:40.336Z | 210.417° SW | 42.346° | 2025-11-11 09:06:40.336Z | 342.422° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-11 22:00:40.336Z | 351.822° N | 2025-11-11 22:02:40.336Z | 261.103° W | 38.176° | 2025-11-11 22:05:40.336Z | 207.211° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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