SKYSAT C6, 42992
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYSAT C6, 42992 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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42992 intel report (Beta)
SKYSAT C6 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 C6
1 42992U 17068F 24360.31276633 .00025059 00000-0 79611-3 0 9992
2 42992 97.3897 126.3986 0001396 151.3341 208.7978 15.32627659399854Epoch: 2024-12-25T07:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T07:30:23.01Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -80.50558° |
| Altitude | 471.922 km |
| Speed | 7.63 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 25m 35s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 23.15674° |
| Longitude | -82.55535° |
| Altitude | 471.329 km |
| Speed | 7.632 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 20m 15s |
| Apparent Declination | -30° 35' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:35:51 |
| Azimuth | 230.67° WSW |
| Elevation | -2.071° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 465.88 km |
| Perigee altitude | 463.969 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,843.061 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001396 |
| Inclination | 97.3897° |
| RAAN | 126.3986° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 151.3341° |
| True anomaly | 208.7901° |
| Mean anomaly | 208.7978° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 208.79395° |
| Mean motion | 3.83414 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00079611 |
| Orbital period | 93.89 mins |
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SKYSAT C6 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 21:39:42.526Z | 5.792° NNE | 2024-12-26 21:42:42.526Z | 322.552° NNW | 40.852° | 2024-12-26 21:45:42.526Z | 203.979° SW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 08:13:42.526Z | 127.926° SE | 2024-12-27 08:15:42.526Z | 71.591° E | 29.594° | 2024-12-27 08:18:42.526Z | 7.555° NNE |
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