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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

42991, 2017-068E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C7
1 42991U 17068E   25192.93703432  .00006547  00000-0  21562-3 0  9998
2 42991  97.4117 323.7816 0000589 102.8822 257.2486 15.31824800430239

Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:29:19.765Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

56.36744°

Altitude

473.563 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 35m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-70.56275°

Longitude

-144.70089°

Altitude

497.011 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 58m 45s

Apparent Declination

-55° 56' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:21:04

Azimuth

168.912° S

Elevation

-73.559°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

467.722 km

Perigee altitude

466.915 km

Semi-major axis

6,845.455 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

97.4117°

RAAN

323.7816°

Arg. of periapsis

102.8822°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

257.2486°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83212 °/min

Orbital period

93.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00021562

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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 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.
5 mins	2025-07-12 09:35:29.372Z	218.322° SW	2025-07-12 09:37:29.372Z	254.314° W	18.195°	2025-07-12 09:40:29.372Z	313.085° NW
4 mins	2025-07-12 21:01:29.372Z	56.453° ENE	2025-07-12 21:03:29.372Z	110.881° ESE	23.259°	2025-07-12 21:05:29.372Z	150.504° SSE

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