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). 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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42991 intel report (Beta)
SKYSAT C7 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours 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 9 hours ago
0 SKYSAT C7
1 42991U 17068E 24361.07218526 .00023008 00000-0 75639-3 0 9990
2 42991 97.3866 126.2207 0004328 183.1381 176.9834 15.31538587399946Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:43:56.806Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 5.17718° |
| Altitude | 477.289 km |
| Speed | 7.625 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 24m 52s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -61.12561° |
| Longitude | 172.02589° |
| Altitude | 493.247 km |
| Speed | 7.618 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 59m 58s |
| Apparent Declination | -52° 08' 23" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:58:43 |
| Azimuth | 145.285° SSE |
| Elevation | -74.144° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 471.134 km |
| Perigee altitude | 465.208 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,846.308 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004328 |
| Inclination | 97.3866° |
| RAAN | 126.2207° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 183.1381° |
| True anomaly | 176.98601° |
| Mean anomaly | 176.9834° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 176.9847° |
| Mean motion | 3.83141 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00075639 |
| Orbital period | 93.96 mins |
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SKYSAT C7 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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 21:06:30.588Z | 26.4° NE | 2024-12-26 21:09:30.588Z | 93.341° ESE | 34.927° | 2024-12-26 21:12:30.588Z | 170.757° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 09:14:30.588Z | 226.517° WSW | 2024-12-27 09:15:30.588Z | 253.679° W | 24.789° | 2024-12-27 09:18:30.588Z | 320.944° NNW |
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